South Asian Modern Art 2026

10 June - 4 July 2026

10 June - 4 July

Bengal School

A young Hindu prince being served dinner by four Female attendants, in a woodland glade with a river beyond, 19th Century

Oil on canvas

53 x 74 cm
20 7/8 x 29 1/8 in
Bengal School

A Hindu Ascetic seated cross legged at the entrance to a Cave in a mountainous landscape, a Female devotee in attendance, 19th Century

Oil on canvas

53 x 74 cm
20 7/8 x 29 1/8 in
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen
1870-1959
'Once upon a time there was an Indian Princess', 1895

Signed 'Hugovp' lower left and inscribed 'Der var engang en Indisk Prinsesse' lower centre

Oil on canvas

186 x 121.6 cm
73 1/4 x 47 7/8 in
Hugo Vilfred Pedersen
1870-1959
Untitled (Head of a Girl), Circa 1895

Signed 'Hugo VP' upper right

Oil on canvas

36.2 x 24.3 cm
14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in
Anonymous Photograph

Portrait of M.V. Dhurandhar and his first wife Bapubai (d. 1896), Circa 1890

Signed by Ambika Dhurandhar on the reverse in Marathi

Photographic collage

19.1 x 16 cm
7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in
M.V Dhurandar
1867-1944
The Roses, Circa 1925

Initialled 'MD' lower right, titled upper right, with a study for a nude on the reverse

Pencil on paper

8.4 x 15.4 cm
3 1/4 x 6 in
M.V Dhurandar
1867-1944
Maharastrian Wedding, 1920

Initialled and dated lower left

Pencil on paper

20.5 x 27.5 cm
8 1/8 x 10 7/8 in
M.V Dhurandar
1867-1944
Dandiya Bazar Road, Baroda, 1939

Signed and dated and titled upper right

Pencil on paper

21 x 33.3 cm
8 1/4 x 13 1/8 in
André Maire
1898-1984
Temple with horse and elephant statues, 1939

Signed and dated 1939 lower right

Oil on cardboard

47 x 39 cm
18 1/2 x 15 3/8 in
Jamini Roy
1887 - 1972
Standing Woman, Circa 1930

Partially signed lower right

Tempera on wood panel

62.2 x 31 cm
24 1/2 x 12 1/4 in
Jamini Roy
1887 - 1972
Pujarin, Circa 1930

Tempera on card, with an unfinished painting of Rama on the reverse

32.9 x 21.8 cm
13 x 8 5/8 in
Jamini Roy
1887 - 1972
Seated Woman, Circa 1930

Signed lower right

Tempera on card

50.5 x 30.5 cm
19 7/8 x 12 in
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya
1915-1978
Untitled (Running Figures), 1950

Signed and dated in the print

Linocut print on paper

31.5 x 36.4 cm
12 3/8 x 14 3/8 in
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya
1915-1978
Untitled (Village Scene), Circa 1950s

Linocut print on paper

29.5 x 39 cm
11 5/8 x 15 3/8 in
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya
1915-1978
Untitled (Long Live Vishal Andhra), Circa 1955

Linocut print on paper

39 x 29 cm
15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya
1915-1978
Mother and Child, 1955

Signed, dated and titled along lower margin

Linocut print on paper

35.5 x 28 cm
14 x 11 in
FRAMED
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya
1915-1978
Untitled (Street Scene), Circa 1950s

Linocut print on paper

31.5 x 36.4 cm
12 3/8 x 14 3/8 in
Nowshir D. Chapgar
1922 - unknown
Untitled (Pastoral Scene), Circa 1950

With a Chemould framers label on the backboard

Unique linocut print on paper

7.5 x 8.8 cm
3 x 3 1/2 in
K K Hebbar
1911-1996
Untitled (At the Well), 1947

Signed and dated 'Hebbar 1947' lower right

Gouache on paper

29.5 x 36.5 cm
11 5/8 x 14 3/8 in
George Keyt
1901 - 1993
Untitled (Nayika), Circa 1950s

Signed 'G KEYT' lower right

Oil on canvas laid on board

40.6 x 40.6 cm
16 x 16 in
Francis Newton Souza
1924-2002
Untitled (Totemic Head), 1956

Signed and dated 'Souza 1956' upper left

Monotype with oil on paper

71 x 53.5 cm
28 x 21 in
Ali Imam
1924-2002
Untitled (Figure on a Horse), 1960

Signed and dated 'IMAM 60' lower right

Oil on canvas

67 x 30.7 cm
26 3/8 x 12 1/8 in
Francis Newton Souza

Still life with plant and skull, 1961

Signed and dated 'Souza 1961' upper right

Graphite on paper

25.4 x 35.6 cm
10 x 14 in
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
1897-1975
Before the Curtains

Signed and titled 'Rahman Chughtai Before the Curtains' along lower edge

Dry-point etching on paper

13 3⁄8 x 14 ¾ in. (34 x 37.5 cm.) plate;
14 5⁄8 x 15 ¾ in. (37.1 x 40 cm.) sheet
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
1897-1975
Omar Khayyam

Signed lower left

Etching and aquatint on paper

29.2 x 25.4 cm
11 1/2 x 10 in
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
1897-1975
Maiden with a Flower, Circa 1962

Signed lower right

Watercolour, ink and pencil on paper

48.9 x 18.4 cm
19 1/4 x 7 1/4 in
Rasheed Araeen
b. 1935
Untitled (Wind Catchers, Hyderabad), 1962

Signed and dated 'Rasheed Araeen/ 1962' lower right

Pen and ink on paper

20.3 x 33 cm
8 x 13 in
Rasheed Araeen
b. 1935
Untitled (Hyderabad), 1962

Signed and dated 'Rasheed Araeen/ 62' lower right

Ink wash on paper

7.6 x 38.1 cm
3 x 15 in
Maqbool Fida Husain
1915-2011
Benares, 1962

Signed and dated 'Husain 62'

Crayon on paper

51 x 73.5 cm
20 1/8 x 29 in
Mohan Samant
1924-2004
Untitled, 1964

Oil, sand and mixed media on canvas

127 x 91.4 cm
50 x 36 in
Syed Sadequain
1930-1987
Untitled (Self-portrait), 1966

Signed and dated 'Sadequain 66' centre right

Pen and ink on paper

50.5 x 34.2 cm
19 7/8 x 13 1/2 in
Prafulla Mohanti
b. 1936
Untitled, 1966

Oil and mixed media on canvas

73.7 x 53 cm
29 x 20 7/8 in
Lancelot Ribeiro
1933-2010
Computed Man, 1968

Signed 'Ribeiro 68' lower left; further signed on the stretcher

Oil and polyvinyl acetate on canvas

81.5 x 61.5 cm
32 1/8 x 24 1/4 in
Senaka Senanayake
b. 1951
Untitled (Bathers), 1970

Signed and dated 'Senaka Senanayake 1970' lower left

Oil on canvas

76 x 61 cm
29 7/8 x 24 in
Rasik Durgashanker Raval
1928 - 1980
Untitled (Couple in Blue), Circa mid-1970s

Signed 'RAVAL' upper right, with original purchase receipt pasted on the reverse

Tempera and mixed media on board

71 x 48 cm
28 x 18 7/8 in
Rashid Choudhury
1932–1986
Untitled, 1972

Monogrammed and dated in the weave lower right 'R.C. 72'

Handwoven wool tapestry

121 x 105 cm
47 5/8 x 41 3/8 in
Avtarjeet Dhanjal
1940-2025
Untitled (Aerial), 1973

Painted aluminium

113 x 19.5 x 16.5 cm
44 1/2 x 7 5/8 x 6 1/2 in
Anwar Jalal Shemza
1928-1985
Untitled (Movement), 1973

Signed and dated lower right, further signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse

Gold and silver card, coloured ink on handmade Japanese paper

25 x 20 cm
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
Lain Singh BANGDEL
1925-2002
Untitled, 1973

Signed and dated 'Bangdel/ to eleanor/ 73'

Oil on canvas

58 x 58 cm
22 7/8 x 22 7/8 in
Sayed Haider Raza
1922-2016
Untitled (Dark Forms), 1977

Signed and dated lower left 'Raza 77'; further signed and dated 'Raza 1977' on the reverse

Acrylic on paper, a double-sided painting

65 x 49 cm
25 5/8 x 19 1/4 in
Imran Mir
1950-2014
Untitled, 1977

Signed and dated and inscribed on reverse 'Imran, New York, Jan- 1977, 36 x 40'

Acrylic on canvas

101.6 x 91.4 cm
40 x 36 in
Nek Chand
1924-2015
Family, Circa 1980

Set of three dolls made of sewn fabric and iron armature

Father:
158 × 54 × 25 cm
(62.20 × 21.26 × 9.84 in)
Mother:
132 × 62 × 25 cm
(51.97 × 24.41 × 9.84 in)
Child with baby:
86 × 46 × 20 cm
(33.86 × 18.11 × 7.87 in)
Anwar Saeed
b. 1955
Divine Surveilance, 1986 - 2023

Acrylics, oil pastels, and collage on board

30.5 x 40.6 cm
12 x 16 in
Shanti Panchal
b. 1951
Untitled (Puppeteers), 1989

Signed in devanagiri upper right; further signed and dated on the backboard

Watercolour on paper

76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 in
Senaka Senanayake
b. 1951
Bathers, 1988

Signed and dated lower left

Oil on canvas

90 x 110 cm
35 3/8 x 43 1/4 in
Maqbool Fida Husain
1915-2011
Godess Durga, Late 1980s/early 1990s

Signed 'Husain' upper left; titled on the reverse and with De Beers inventory label

Acrylic on canvas

76.5 x 51 cm
30 1/8 x 20 1/8 in
Bhupen Khakhar
1934-2003
Birth of Water, 1993

Signed and dated in Gujarati and inscribed and titled '15/20 Birth of Water'

Etching on paper

Image: 40.3 x 47.9 cm (15 7⁄8 x 18 7⁄8 in)
Sheet: 49.5 x 68.9 cm (19 ½ x 27 1⁄8 in)
Rasheed Araeen
b. 1935
Bismillah 2A (Red/Yellow/Blue), 2021

Signed and dated on reverse

Acrylic on canvas

153.7 x 137.2 cm
60 1/2 x 54 in
Senaka Senanayake
b. 1951
Hummingbirds, 2026

Signed and dated lower right

Oil on canvas

91.4 x 61 cm
36 x 24 in
Senaka Senanayake
b. 1951
Pink Lotus, 2026

Signed and dated lower right

Oil on canvas

121.9 x 121.9 cm
48 x 48 in