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Lot 52 · Indian Contemporary Art

False Promises

T.v. Santhosh

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Estimate
$10,000–$15,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Indian Contemporary Art, New York · 22 September 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3481185
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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T.v. Santhosh, False Promises. Sotheby's, 22 Sep 2006, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3481185.

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T.v. Santhosh, False Promises. Sotheby's, 22 Sep 2006, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3481185.

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From the same sale Indian Contemporary Art · Sep 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Subodh Gupta $35,000–$45,000
Transficks Anandajit Ray $10,000–$15,000
After the Nightwatch Paresh Maity $35,000–$45,000
Mutilated Fish Dilip Ranade $3,000–$5,000
Boats Paresh Maity $40,000–$50,000
Untitled Atul Dodiya $12,000–$18,000

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
T.v. Santhosh T. V. Santhosh $38,709 Christie's, Nov 2009
T.v. Santhosh For a Life Lost between Bullets and Bombs Sotheby's, Oct 2017
T.v. Santhosh Stiching an Undefined Border Christie's, Apr 2005
T.v. Santhosh Who's War is it? Christie's, Mar 2007
Francis Newton Souza Untitled (Landscape with House) Christie's, Sep 2022
Jamini Roy Untitled (Mother and Child) Christie's, Sep 2021
T.v. Santhosh A Theory of Antithesis Christie's, Mar 2010
T.v. Santhosh A Survivor's Testimony Sotheby's, Oct 2016

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