Sotheby’s announces its forthcoming London auction of Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art will go on view at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel from 3 to 4 September 2016. The sale, taking place on the 18 October, features never-before-seen works from private collections in Europe and America, includes a large-scale painting of the Deposition of Christ by Francis Newton Souza; an outstanding work by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde from the peak of his career; and an ethereal Ganesh Pyne canvas work from a Swiss collection.
The sale also encompasses rare and sought after artists from wider South Asia, including Ali Imam Raza, one of the founders of Modernism in Pakistan, and George Keyt, a leading figure in Sri Lankan modernism and a founder of the Colombo ’43 Group.
