Lot 13 · Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Studies of Inayat Khan; Angels with Red Wings
K.g. Subramanyan · Signed in Tamil lower right and further bearing Sakshi Gallery and inventory labels on reverse of each: 'Sold to Usha Mirchandani / Name: K.G. Subramanyan / Price: Rs. 27,000/- / Title/Year: Studies of Inayat / Khan '87 / Medium: Oil on board / Size: 44 x 60 / Code: 03-103-00002'; 'Sold to U. Mirchandani / Name: K.G. Subramanyan / Price: Rs. 27,000/- / Title/Year: Angels with red / wings '87 / Medium: Oil on board / Size: 44 x 60 / Code: 03-103-00001'; '24 / K.G. Subramanyan 1987 / Studies of Inayat Khan / Code-03-103-00002 / watercolour on board, varnished / Rs 28,000/- 44 x 60 cms'; '28 / K.G. Subramanyan 1987 / Angels with Red wings / 44 x 60 cms / watercolour on board, varnished/ Rs 28,000/- 03-103-00001'
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,052–$24,078
- Result
- upcoming — 29 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, London · 29 September 2026
- Dimensions
- 59.5 x 44.1 cm. (23 ⅜ x 17 ⅜ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17805782
- Record
- first seen 13 Sep 2026 · updated 13 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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K.g. Subramanyan, Studies of Inayat Khan; Angels with Red Wings. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 13. estimate £12,000–£18,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17805782.
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87% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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K.g. Subramanyan, Studies of Inayat Khan; Angels with Red Wings. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2026, lot 13. estimate £12,000–£18,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17805782.
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