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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $79,507–$119,261
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 2 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3776460
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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T.v. Santhosh, man made famine and the rats. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 317. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776460.
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T.v. Santhosh, man made famine and the rats. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 317. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3776460.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Cow | Peter Doig | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| This is Shahnoza 22 | Julian Opie | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Bonito | Jason Martin | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Vérité en courbes | Yaacov Agam | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Onze Personnages Fond Noir | Jean Dubuffet | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Monster | Douglas Gordon | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.v. Santhosh | Advent of a Savior | $227,406 | Sotheby's, Feb 2008 | |
| T.v. Santhosh | A Handful of Ashes | Sotheby's, May 2008 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | What is One? | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| T.v. Santhosh | test ii | Sotheby's, May 2008 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (The Musician) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| T.v. Santhosh | untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Naked Play Two | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Horse) | Bonhams, Dec 2024 |
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.