Lot 666 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Someone Else: A Library of 35 Books Written Anonymously or Under Pseudonyms
Shilpa Gupta · etched stainless steel books and shelves
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, New York · 14 September 2016
- Dimensions
- 7 7/8 x 10¼ in. (20 x 26 cm.) each book; 96 in. (244 cm.) overall each shelf; 96 x 8½ x 72 in. (244 x 21.6 x 188.9 cm.) overall installation
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4007448
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4007448 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4007448
Shilpa Gupta, Someone Else: A Library of 35 Books Written Anonymously or Under Pseudonyms. Christie's, 14 Sep 2016, lot 666. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4007448.
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Shilpa Gupta, Someone Else: A Library of 35 Books Written Anonymously or Under Pseudonyms. Christie's, 14 Sep 2016, lot 666. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4007448.
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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Sep 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (House Under the Moon) | N.N. Rimzon (B. 1957) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Seventy Synonyms of Water in Sanskrit | SHEBA CHHACHHI (B. 1958) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| All the Flowers Are For Me (White) | ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA (B. 1965) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Wanderer above the Sea | GIGI SCARIA (B. 1973) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled (Girl with Basket) | B. Prabha | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | George Keyt | $25,000–$35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shilpa Gupta | untitled | $48,616 | Sotheby's, May 2008 | |
| Shilpa Gupta | 01:14.9 | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| B. Prabha | Untitled (Three Ladies) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Sayed Haider Raza | Untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Bathers | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | maqbool fida husain | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untiled (Blue boy atop Nandini) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sayed Haider Raza | Les Rochers | Bonhams, Nov 2022 |
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