Lot 15 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
Funny Face for Beauty Competition; Maiden's Glow; Three Graces
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury · ink and wash on card; mixed media on paper; ink on paper laid on card
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- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,500 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 28 March 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online, New York · 28 March 2023
- Dimensions
- in. (33 x 24.8 cm.); 13 x 8
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3377726
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3377726 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3377726
Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury, Funny Face for Beauty Competition; Maiden's Glow; Three Graces. Christie's, 28 Mar 2023, lot 15. estimate $2,500–$3,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3377726.
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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury, Funny Face for Beauty Competition; Maiden's Glow; Three Graces. Christie's, 28 Mar 2023, lot 15. estimate $2,500–$3,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3377726.
From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | LAXMAN SHRESTHA (B. 1939) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Kashmir | ANTONIO E. COSTA (B. 1942) | $600–$800 | |
| Untitled (Landscape, Mussorie) | BENODEBEHARI MUKHERJEE (1904-1980) | $3,000–$5,000 | upcoming |
| Zero Point | BENODEBEHARI MUKHERJEE (1904-1980) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Untitled (Landscapes) | BENODEBEHARI MUKHERJEE (1904-1980) | $2,500–$3,500 | upcoming |
| Husain Ki Sarai | Maqbool Fida Husain | $6,000–$8,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury | Untitled (Far and Beyond) | $3,750 | Christie's, Sep 2021 | |
| Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury | Sad Reflections (Double sided) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury | Hillscape | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Jamini Roy | Two Sketches | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2024 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Ashta Vinayak | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Princely Jaisalmer | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Devi Prasad Roy Chowdhury | Eternal Enemies | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Francis Newton Souza (Indian, 1924-2002) Untitled (Woman) | Bonhams, May 2021 |
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.