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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $51,458–$77,187
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, London · 29 September 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4854886
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Krishen Khanna, brooding figure. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2020, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4854886.
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Krishen Khanna, brooding figure. Sotheby's, 29 Sep 2020, lot 58. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4854886.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art · Sep 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| george keyt | untitled | George Keyt | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| francis newton souza | untitled (man in tunic) | Francis Newton Souza | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| thukral & tagra | phantom @xib-iii (diptych) | Thukral & Tagra | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| francis newton souza | untitled (couple) | Francis Newton Souza | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| raqib shaw | untitled | Raqib Shaw | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| shiavax chavda | man on the pavement | Shiavax Chavda | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishen Khanna | Journey Into Winter II | $68,750 | Christie's, Mar 2021 | |
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Man and Dog) | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Landscape at Dusk | Christie's, Sep 2026 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Malati and Martha) | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Sitar Player) | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Brooding Figure | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | The Unexpected Happened | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Untitled (Bandwallahs) | Sotheby's, Mar 2016 |
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.