Lot 27 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
The Pit I and II; The Midget I and II
Vivan Sundaram · lithographs on paper
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,342–$4,679
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, London · 12 June 2018
- Dimensions
- 25 x 18.5 in. (63.5 x 47 cm.) largest; 23.5 x 17.5 in. (59.5 x 44.5 cm.) smallest
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3816433
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vivan Sundaram, The Pit I and II; The Midget I and II. Christie's, 12 Jun 2018, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816433.
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Vivan Sundaram, The Pit I and II; The Midget I and II. Christie's, 12 Jun 2018, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3816433.
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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Jun 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Landscape) | Akbar Padamsee | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled (Sister-in-Law) | Bhupen Khakhar | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Untitled (Goddess) | G. Ravinder Reddy | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Abhiman (Wounded Vanity) | Hemendranath Mazumdar | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled (Elephant); Untitled (Birds) | Jamini Roy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled (Namaz) | Rabindranath Tagore | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivan Sundaram | Untitled | $5,703 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Vivan Sundaram | Father - Daughter; Studio: 30s' Deco | Christie's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Vivan Sundaram | Untitled (Father and Daughter) (from 'The Re-take of Amrita' | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Vivan Sundaram | Untitled (Composition) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Vivan Sundaram | Untitled (from 'The Re-take of Amrita') | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Vivan Sundaram | inverted city | Sotheby's, Sep 2008 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002) | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Vivan Sundaram | Untitled (Ship) (from 'The Re-take of Amrita') | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.