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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, New York · 18 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5199386
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Thota Vaikuntam, Siesta. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2024, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5199386.
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Thota Vaikuntam, Siesta. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2024, lot 169. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5199386.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Shanti Dave | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Kallisté | Sayed Haider Raza | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Nocturne | Jehangir Sabavala | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Two Sisters | Paritosh Sen | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Castillon V | Sayed Haider Raza | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| They Belong to Village | Arup Das | $4,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thota Vaikuntam | Untitled (Women) | $25,503 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Jamini Roy | Untitled (Santhal Girl) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Set of 4) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Krishen Khanna | Brooding Figure | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Portrait) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Nude) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Paris | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Thota Vaikuntam | two untitled works | Sotheby's, May 2006 |
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.