Auction Highlights

Emperor (1957) and Houses in Hampstead (1962) come to auction

Francis Newton Souza Masterworks

Maqbool Fida Husain’s Celebratory Masterpiece

Chittore Fort

Maqbool Fida Husain’s Chittore Fort

Women and the Surreal in Bikash Bhattacharjee’s Calcutta

Shadows of the Everyday

Abedin, Choudhury, Kibria, Kabir and Karmakar

Five Bangladeshi Jewels 

Mapping S. H. Raza’s evolution from Form to Essence

The Journey of the Bindu

Modernism, Nation, and the Artist as Institution-Builder

Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal 

Sotheby’s specialists weigh in on some exceptional lots in the sale

Hidden Gems

London

Co-Worldwide Head, Indian and South Asian Art

Manjari Sihare-Sutin

Associate Specialist | Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

Lily Zirlin

Louise Lebrun

Meet our Specialists

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This September, Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art auction in London brings a curated group of exceptional works that encapsulate the artistic talent and aesthetic quality from across the region. Stellar works by Francis Newton Souza, Maqbool Fida Husain, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Sayed Haider Raza, Jagdish Swaminathan, Zarina, Zainul Abedin, George Keyt, and Ganesh Pyne, amongst others, feature this season and together, they showcase the vitality and diversity of South Asian art, representing a wide spectrum of geographies, mediums and themes, and affirming the significance of the region’s artistic achievements.

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art