Lot 42 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
The Drunken Poet
Krishen Khanna · pastel on paper
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online, New York · 24 September 2012
- Dimensions
- x 22 in. (75.9 x 55.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3563538
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Krishen Khanna, The Drunken Poet. Christie's, 24 Sep 2012, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563538.
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Krishen Khanna, The Drunken Poet. Christie's, 24 Sep 2012, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3563538.
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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online · Sep 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Lady) | KAMRUL HASAN (1921-1988) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Untitled (Men at Play) | Satish Gujral | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Untitled (Self Portrait) | Maqbool Fida Husain | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Untitled | Francis Newton Souza | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| End of the Journey | Abdur Rehman Chughtai | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Untitled (Man in Turban) | Nek Chand | $4,000–$6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Dhaba) | $7,553 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Sumi-e) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Rumi) | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Ski Tracks in the Snow | Christie's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Christ's Betrayal) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | The graves a fine and quiet place but none I'm told do there | Sotheby's, Mar 2016 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Bandwallah | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 |
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.