Jagdish Swaminathan's Auction Record Jumps 350% With $4.7m Sale
3 min read · 18 Mar 2025
Homage to Solzhenitsyn (Triptych). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Jagdish Swaminathan, Homage to Solzhenitsyn (Triptych) (1973) sold for $4.69m, more than four and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on March 17. The Oil on canvas work has not been traded before.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $3.7m, a 350% rise.
Untitled. Image courtesy of Bonhams
The previous record was set by Untitled (1991), which sold for $987,600 at Bonhams on December 10, 2024. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-03-17 | Homage to Solzhenitsyn (Triptych) | $4.69m | 374 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2024-12-10 | Untitled | $987,600 | 41 % | Bonhams | London |
2006-03-29 | Untitled | $700,000 | 107 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2006-03-01 | Mountain and bird series | $338,200 | 42 % | Osian's | Mumbai |
2005-04-28 | Tree bird shadow | $238,700 | 139 % | Bonhams | London |
2004-09-23 | Untitled | $100,000 | 54 % | Christie's | New York |
2004-03-25 | Untitled | $65,000 | 148 % | Christie's | New York |
2003-12-01 | Untitled | $26,200 | - | Saffronart | Mumbai |
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