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- Estimate
- $150,000–$200,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Indian Art, New York · 18 September 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3784515
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ram Kumar, untitled (varanasi). Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2008, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784515.
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Ram Kumar, untitled (varanasi). Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2008, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784515.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Indian Art · Sep 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pile II | Yashwant Deshmukh | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled | Ghulam Rasool Santosh | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled | Yusuff Arakkal | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Untitled | Krishna Shamrao Kulkarni | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Untitled | Indrajit Prasad | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Untitled | Ram Kumar | $160,000–$180,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Kumar | Untitled | $189,000 | Christie's, Sep 2023 | |
| Ram Kumar | Untitled (Falling Bird) | Christie's, Sep 2018 | ||
| Ram Kumar | Untitled (Landscape I) | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Ram Kumar | Untitled (Sketchbook) | Christie's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ram Kumar | untitled (benares ghat) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Ram Kumar | ram kumar | untitled (varanasi i) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Ram Kumar | Untitled (Simla Landscapes) | Christie's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ram Kumar | Untitled (Benaras) | Christie's, Mar 2023 |
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.