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Live Auction at Christie's in New York City
Auction of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art
As part of Asian Art Week in New York, the annual Christie's live auction of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art will take place on 22 September 2021. It will bring together exceptional works from private collections around the world and celebrate the artistic diversity of South Asia.
September 20, 2021
Christie's annual live auction of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art this year falls on 22 September 2021, coinciding with Asian Art Week. The New York branch of the auction house will bring together exceptional works from private collections around the world, celebrating a wide range of artistic practices from the South Asian subcontinent and its diaspora from both the 20th and 21st centuries.
Highlights of the auction include an imposing diptych from Akbar Padamse's seminal Mirror Image series and Orange Nude, a defining work by Tyeb Mehta from 1961, as well as significant works by pioneers Rabindranath Tagore and Jamini Roy and modern masters Narayan Shridhar Bendre, Maqbool Fida Husain, Francis Newton Souza, Ram Kumar, Jehangir Sabavala and Bhupen Khakhar, all of which are completely new to the market. Other highlights include a significant series of photographs by Nasreen Mohamedi and a selection of important works by Pakistani and Bangladeshi artists Anwar Jalal Shemza, Sadequain, Ismail Gulgee und Mohammad Kibria. Registration for participation in the auction is open until 21.09.2021.
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