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Lot 268 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

The Ethnographic Series; from the project 'Native Women of South India: Manners & Customs'

Pushpamala N. And Clare Arni · sepia-toned silver gelatin prints on archival warm tone fibre-based paper

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,743–$25,114
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 17 March 1998
Dimensions
three photographs sized 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.) each; ten photographs sized 6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.9 cm.) each and thirty two photographs sized 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2 cm.) each
Record ID
TB-2026-5034832
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pushpamala N. And Clare Arni, The Ethnographic Series; from the project 'Native Women of South India: Manners & Customs'. Christie's, 17 Mar 1998, lot 268. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5034832.

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Pushpamala N. And Clare Arni, The Ethnographic Series; from the project 'Native Women of South India: Manners & Customs'. Christie's, 17 Mar 1998, lot 268. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5034832.

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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Mar 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Huma Bhabha £2,000–£3,000
Untitled (Leeka) Mohammad Ali Talpur £3,000–£5,000
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Untitled (Joueur de Flute) Paritosh Sen £12,000–£18,000
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Pushpamala N. And Clare Arni Native Women of Saint India $23,316 Sotheby's, Jun 2013
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