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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Indian Art, New York · 18 September 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3784528
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Raja Ravi Varma, untitled (portrait of a parsee lady). Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2008, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784528.
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Raja Ravi Varma, untitled (portrait of a parsee lady). Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2008, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3784528.
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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 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Ravi Varma | Maliyali Beauty | $130,700 | Christie's, Sep 2004 | |
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Earth (Autobiography Series) | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Hanuman Nine; Kailash-Pati | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Self Portrait) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Head) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Lady with a Sitar) | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Heads) | Christie's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Jamini Roy | Untitled (Hanuman and Jatayu) | Christie's, Sep 2024 |
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