Event Date12 MAR 10AM – 25 MAR 10AM EDT | Online 22855

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online

Closing: 11 days

12 MAR 10AM – 25 MAR 10AM EDT

Sale Overview

Christie’s annual South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online auction, taking place from 12 to 25 March, complements our live auction of works from this category, to be held in New York on 19 March. This season, the online auction features a diverse selection of the artistic practices from the 20th and 21st centuries that represent South Asia and its diaspora on the international stage.

The sale offers works across a variety of genres and media at accessible estimates for both new and seasoned collectors, including a strong selection of lots by founders of the Progressive Artists’ Group, Maqbool Fida Husain and Francis Newton Souza. Other highlights include paintings by Eric Bowen, Mohan Samant, Achuthan Kudallur, Sadequain, Zubeida Agha and Avinash Chandra, and notable works on paper and prints by Jagdish Swaminathan, Ivan Peries, Satish Gujral, Gulammohammed Sheikh and Bhupen Khakhar among other artists. Rounding out the catalogue is a selection of works by significant contemporary artists Zarina, Shahzia Sikander, Rina Banerjee, Nalini Malani, Bani Abidi, Nataraj Sharma and Jagannath Panda.

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Special Notice
From June 2025, EU regulations 2019/880 and 2021/1079 introduce new licensing requirements and regulations relating to the import of cultural goods into the EU. We recommend clients check ahead of the sale whether the lot they wish to purchase and its import into the EU could be impacted by the regulations.

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