Lot 5 · Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Untitled (Bathers in the Ganges)
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,652–$3,978
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, London · 25 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4606292
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Herbert Arnould Olivier, Untitled (Bathers in the Ganges). Sotheby's, 25 Oct 2017, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606292.
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Herbert Arnould Olivier, Untitled (Bathers in the Ganges). Sotheby's, 25 Oct 2017, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4606292.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Francis Newton Souza | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Untitled (Three Horses) | Maqbool Fida Husain | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Untitled (Naga) | Sayed Haider Raza | £100,000–£150,000 | |
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| Untitled (Sunflower with Two Hands) | Jogen Chowdhury | £3,000–£5,000 |
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