Lot 8 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Untitled (Man in Tunic)
Francis Newton Souza · gouache and pencil on paper laid on board
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,291–$12,388
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, London · 10 June 2015
- Dimensions
- 21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm.) image; 22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm.) sheet
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4147598
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4147598 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4147598
Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Man in Tunic). Christie's, 10 Jun 2015, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4147598.
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Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Man in Tunic). Christie's, 10 Jun 2015, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4147598.
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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Two Sisters); Untitled (Mother and Child) | Ram Kumar | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled (Heads) | Francis Newton Souza | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | Vasudeo S. Gaitonde | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Untitled (Daughter of the Consul in Bombay) | Maqbool Fida Husain | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Untitled (Self Portrait) | Amrita Sher-gil | £1,000,000–£1,800,000 | |
| Untitled (Lady with Perfume Bottle) | Abdur Rehman Chughtai | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled | $38,258 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Francis Newton Souza | Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002) Untitled (Townscape) | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Nude) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Set of 4) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Portrait) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Head; Eblis (Set of Two) | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Set of 5) | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Women) | Christie's, Sep 2015 |
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.