Lot 761 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Untitled (On Beauty)
Maqbool Fida Husain · felt-tip pen and watercolor on paper
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art , New York · 17 September 2025
- Dimensions
- 14 3⁄8 x 23 in. (36.5 x 58.4 cm.) each(3)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3141494
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3141494 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3141494
Maqbool Fida Husain, Untitled (On Beauty). Christie's, 17 Sep 2025, lot 761. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3141494.
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Maqbool Fida Husain, Untitled (On Beauty). Christie's, 17 Sep 2025, lot 761. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3141494.
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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Sep 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trussed Bull | Tyeb Mehta | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Dabs and Wounds 2; Dabs and Wounds 10 | Maqbool Fida Husain | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled (Woman with Cat) | Manjit Bawa | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled (Seated Nude) | Francis Newton Souza | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled (Bride’s Toilet) | Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled (Three Women) | Jamini Roy | $12,000–$18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Ved Mehta | $76,200 | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | |
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Self Portrait) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untiled (Blue boy atop Nandini) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Maqbool Fida Husain (Indian, 1915-2011) Untitled (Possibly a | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Bathers | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Abraham | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Blessing the Sun, 1969 | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Woman with Instrument) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.