Picassian Woman — Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002)

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Estimate: £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,346–$12,932
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, London, New Bond Street · 22 October 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-741075
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Newton Souza, Picassian Woman. Bonhams, 22 Oct 2019, lot 241. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-741075.

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Francis Newton Souza, Picassian Woman. Bonhams, 22 Oct 2019, lot 241. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-741075.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art · Oct 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century	A Bound Group Of Ten Leaves From Six Separate Suras Of A Dispersed Manuscript Of The Qur'an, Written In Kufic Script On Vellum	£80,000–£120,000
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century	A Qur'an Leaf Written In Kufic Script On Vellum	£5,000–£7,000
Provincial Persia, early 16th Century	A Large Illuminated Qur'an In A Floral Lacquer Binding, The Text Ending With Sura Lxxxv, Al-buruj, The Constellations	£3,000–£4,000
Qajar Persia, dated AH 1267/AD 1850-51 (2)	An Illuminated Prayer Scroll Written In Thuluth And Ghubari Scripts	£2,000–£3,000
Persia, circa 1200 (2)	Two Kashan Moulded Calligraphic Pottery Border Tiles	£3,000–£4,000
Persia, early 13th Century	A Kashan Underglaze-painted Pottery Bowl	£4,000–£6,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled	$16,380	Christie's, Sep 2024
Francis Newton Souza	Blue Vase		Bonhams, Oct 2019
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Couple)		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Woman with Hairpins and Pitcher)		Christie's, Mar 2026
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Infinity Head)		Christie's, Sep 2021
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Woman with Hairpins); Untitled (Woman with Rosary)		Christie's, Sep 2024
Francis Newton Souza	Still Life with Fruit		Bonhams, Oct 2021
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Heads)		Christie's, Mar 2024

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.