Lot 171 · The India Sale - South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
The Morning Star
Gaganendranath Tagore · watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The India Sale - South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Mumbai · 4 March 2003
- Dimensions
- 9¾ x 8¼ in. (24.8 x 21 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3961371
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gaganendranath Tagore, The Morning Star. Christie's, 4 Mar 2003, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3961371.
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