Record-Breaking Sale of South Asian Art
The Aga Khan collection has broken the all-time record for South Asian art sale, led by Basawan's "A Family of Cheetahs in a Rocky Landscape" which sold for £10.2m.
The auction at Christie's London made a total of £45.8m, closing out a record year for the Indian art market.
Basawan's painting, created around 1575-80, is the most expensive work of classical Indian or Islamic painting at auction, and the second most expensive Indian painting, after M.F. Husain's "Gram Yatra" which sold for $13.8m.
- The sale consisted of 95 lots from the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan.
- The auction took place at Christie's in London on October 28.
Author's summary: Aga Khan collection breaks record for South Asian art sale.
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