First
Send the photographs
The front, the back, the signature and any labels, with whatever papers you hold. You are answered the same day, and the opening assessment is not chargeable.
Selling a work by
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 to 1941. What the public record shows, and how a particular work is valued against it.
The public record
AB / RECORD
- Record at auction
- $7.45 M
- The work
- The Story Teller
- Saleroom and date
- Saffronart, New Delhi, 16 Sep 2023
Figures are as published by the saleroom and are kept in the currency in which they were reported. A record is one exceptional work, not a price list.
How the house handles it
AB / SELLING
Then
A figure in writing
The house values against comparable public results for the same artist, period and medium, and sets them beside the figure so you can check the reasoning yourself.
And
A private sale
The work is offered quietly to collectors who are looking for it. If it does not sell, no public record exists to say so.
The house deals in modern and contemporary Indian art. A work more than a hundred years old is an antiquity under the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972, which the house does not handle.
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Questions we are asked
AB / FAQ
What is the auction record for Amrita Sher-Gil?
The highest price published for Amrita Sher-Gil at public auction is $7.45 M, for The Story Teller, Saffronart, New Delhi, 16 Sep 2023. The figure is as published by the saleroom.
How do I sell an Amrita Sher-Gil painting?
Send photographs of the front, the back and the signature, with any papers you hold. Arts Bespoke replies the same day with what it sees, and the opening assessment is not chargeable. A written valuation follows, with the comparable public results set beside the figure.
How do I know my Amrita Sher-Gil is genuine?
A signature alone proves nothing. What carries weight is an unbroken ownership history, any exhibition or publication record, and an examination of the work itself. The house tells you plainly how strong the evidence is.
Is a record price what my painting is worth?
No. A record is the top of one artist's market, set by one exceptional work. Period, medium, size, condition and history decide where a particular work sits beneath it.
Enquiries
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Works from the house
AB / WORKS
Devotional & narrative
Krishna and the serpent in lapis and gold
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Abstract
Embrace in two blues
Sanjeev Sonpimpare. Two rounded figures, one in deep ultramarine and one in pale cornflower blue, hold each other in an embrace; a smaller dark-blue form nestles against the pale figure's sh.
Landscape, nature & trees
A rain-washed window onto green
Swati. A view through a rain-covered window: a misty park in grey-green, dark trees massing at the right, and a pale path running across the middle distance with a single small.
Devotional & narrative
Ganesha in green and gold
Ramesh Gorjala. An olive gold ground carries a broad elephant face in a heavy black outline.
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