The Fisherman set a new auction record for Ganesh Pyne, selling for $5.13m (GBP3.83m) at Christie's London, $2.61m above the artist’s previous record sale, a 100% rise.
Works by Ganesh Pyne and Abanindranath Tagore were among the 100% of lots selling above their low estimate at Christie's 'Sublime Shadows: South Asian Art from a Distinguished Collection' auction on June 11 in London. The sale totaled $25.31m (GBP18.91m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Vasudeo S Gaitonde, Untitled (1971), sold for $3.01m (GBP2.25m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on June 11.
Ganesh Pyne, Under the Red Cloud (or The Amphibian) (1970), sold for $3.17m (GBP2.37m), more than 11 times the low estimate at Christie's in London on June 11.
Works by Johannes van Bronckhorst and French 14Th Century were among the 65% of lots selling above their low estimate at Christie's 'Maîtres Anciens : Peintures - Sculptures' auction on June 11 in Paris. The sale totaled $5.05m (EUR4.37m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
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