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ARTS OF INDIA
Fine Indian Works of Art at Christies London in June

South Kensington, London The Spring auctions of Indian Art at Christies London in June will commence with The Garden of Epics Indian Court Paintings from a Distinguished Collection and Arts of India on Monday 10 June 2013. A curated selection of forty-five paintings from a private collection, The Garden of Epics will feature rare and important examples of Pahari paintings, together with Rajput and Mughal works. Highlights of the sale include an illustration from a celebrated series by Purkhu (estimate: 25,000 35,000, illustrated above left), and an illustration from a dispersed Nakiya series: Abhisarika Nayika (estimate: 20,000 30,000). The new Arts of India sale includes a large selection of fine classical paintings, from 17th century Mughal portraits to Rajput, Pahari and Company school paintings. It will also feature 19 th century jewellery, with a large selection of gemset and enamelled necklaces, bracelets and pendants, and a wide variety of cabinets and pieces of furniture, from 16th century Indo-Portuguese boxes to Coromandel settees and 19th century Anglo-Indian chests. Courtly objects, but also Arms and armour and fine ivory carvings will illustrate the breadth and wealth of Indian art, spanning centuries of the sub-continents history. Highlights include a rare and complete album (muraqqa) of Mughal paintings (estimate: 40,000 60,000, detail illustrated above right), and a carved grey schist figure of a seated Buddha which dates to 2nd-3rd century AD (estimate: 12,000 18,000).

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Public Exhibition: Friday, 7 June 2013: 9:00am 5:00 pm Saturday, 8 June 2013: 11:00 am 5:00pm Sunday, 9 June 2013: 11:00 am 5:00pm

Auction: The Garden of Epics Indian Court Paintings from a Distinguished Collection Monday, 10 June 2013 10:00 am Auction: Arts of India Monday, 10 June 2013 10:30 am & 2:00 pm

Christies South Kensington Open seven days a week, Christies South Kensington is one of the busiest salerooms in the UK attracting over 200,000 visitors each year. With over 100 sales and offering more than 20,000 lots annually, estimates start from under 1,000. Interiors sales dedicated to home furnishings are held three times a month alongside regular Sunday sales of single-owner collections. Specialised sales for the avid collector are scheduled throughout the year according to category, and include Popular Culture Memorabilia, Vintage Couture, Islamic Art, Jewellery, 20th Century British Art and Chinese Works of Art, amongst others. In 2012 Christies South Kensington realised the highest ever total for the third consecutive year with sales of 139.4 million / $223.1 million having welcomed a 10% growth in registered bidders and a 20% increase ( / $) in total sales. About Christies Christies, the world's leading art business, had global auction and private sales in 2012 that totaled 3.92 billion/$6.27 billion. Christies is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's has since conducted the greatest and most celebrated auctions through the centuries providing a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christies offers over 450 auctions annually in ove r 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie's also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War and Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery. Private sales totaled 631.3 million/$1 billion in 2012, an increase of 26% on the same period last year. Christies has a global presence with 53 offices in 32 countries and 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zrich, and Hong Kong. More recently, Christies has led in growth markets such as Russia, C hina, India and the Middle East, with successful sales, exhibitions and initiatives in Moscow, Baku, Beijing, Mumbai, Delhi, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai. *Estimates do not include buyers premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyers premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyers or sellers credits. ###

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MASTERPIECE BY VASUDEO S. GAITONDE SUPERB WORKS BY M. F. HUSAIN ON THE CENTENARY YEAR OF HIS BIRTH HIGHLIGHTED BY WORKS FROM THE BHOWNAGARY FAMILY COLLECTION COLLECTION OF WORKS BY SRI LANKAN MASTER GEORGE KEYT CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY SUBODH GUPTA, JITISH KALLAT, FARIDA BATOOL, & YAMINI NAYAR

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1974-2001), Untitled. Estimate: 500,000-700,000

London At Christies on June 11 cutting edge contemporary artists from across the subcontinent will see their works sold at auction alongside those of the great modern masters in a sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art. The sale will be part of Indian Art Week at Christies in London and will build on the success of our New York sales in March. The sale is led by a pivotal work by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1974-2001), Untitled, which is also the largest canvas by the artist to be offered at auction and dates from the mid-1960s, recognised as the artists prime period. From an important private collection, and offered a year before an exhibition of works by the artist at the Guggenheim Museum in New York., it is estimated at 500,000-700,000 (shown above).

The sale also includes a rich selection of works by the modern master Maqbool Fida Husain (1913-2011). A fitting tribute to the centenary of his birth, the works celebrate the key periods of Husains oeuvre and show the evolution of his career. From the Bhownagary Family Collection comes Husains Ganga Jamuna of 1971 estimated at 400,000-600,000 (shown here). Jehangir Jean Bhownagary was the Indian governments film advisor and producer of Husains awardwinning 1967 film Through the Eyes of a Painter. Six works by the great Sri Lankan modern master, George Keyt (1901-1993), are among the most outstanding masterpieces by the artist and leading works in the sale. Highlights include Courtship (1973), illustrated on the cover of Keyts essential monograph (estimate: 25,000-35,000), and Gopika Vastra Paharana (1952) expected to sell for 40,000-60,000 (shown here). This beautifully documented selection is offered for sale by European collectors Rene Margies and Matthias Servais who were close friends of the artist while they were living in Sri Lanka. A jewel in the sale is Francis Newton Souzas Rome (1960) acquired from Gallery One, the dealership that first represented the artist in London in the early 1950s, and thus much sought after by serious collectors. It is estimated at 40,000-60,000. Exciting contemporary photography incudes a lenticular print by Farida Batool (b. 1970) and a pair of photographs by Yamini Nayar, whose work is being offered for the first time at Christies. Batool's lenticular works (similar to a hologram in effect) depict nostalgic scenes from everyday life in Pakistan (shown here). Showing an innocent child skipping on a dilapidated street in Lahore, it is estimated at 3,000-4,000. A pair of photographs by Yamini Nayar (b.

1975) is typical of her work which documents the miniature installations built in her studio from raw and found materials, (estimate: 2,500-3,500 sold as a pair). A rare example of photography by renowned artist Subodh Gupta captures a crowded train stationa quintessential element of Indian culture (estimate: 2,000-3,000). Generations of Indians have grown up on the comic-book images of the Amar Chitra Katha and the New Yorkbased artist Chitra Ganesh has created a complete series, in an edition of five, based on these stories which take mythological scenes from Indian legend as their inspiration. These witty, highly coloured, pop-art images are estimated at 8,000-12,000 (for all 21 works). The sale will feature additional contemporary works by internationally acclaimed artists including Subodh Gupta, mentioned above, represented by his iconic airport trollies (estimate: 70,000-90,000), Jitish Kallat Rickshawpolis (estimate: 60,000-90,000), Ravinder Reddy with a beautiful golded head of a woman (estimate: 25,000-35,000 shown here), and Rina Banerjee. Sale: June 11, 2013 at 11am Public Viewing: June 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 check website for exact details Christies, 8 King Street, London, SW1 For regularly updated news on the category, visit: http://www.christies.com/sales/christies-global-asian-art/
PRESS CONTACT: Alexandra Kindermann| Telephone +41 44 268 1019 | akindermann@christies.com Emma Cunningham | Telephone +44 207 389 2664 / +44 7881 843447 | ecunningham@christies.com About Christies Christies, the world's leading art business, had global auction and private sales in 2012 that totalled 3.92 billion/$6.27 billion. Christies is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Founded in 1766 by James Christie, Christie's has since conducted the greatest and most celebrated auctions through the centuries providing a popular showcase for the unique and the beautiful. Christies offers over 450 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie's also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War and Contemporary, Impressionist and Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery. Private sales totaled 631.3 million/$1 billion in 2012, an increase of 26% on the same period last year. Christies has a global presence with 53 offices in 32 countries and 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zrich, and Hong Kong. More recently, Christies has led in growth markets such as Russia, China, India and the Middle East, with successful sales, exhibitions and initiatives in Moscow, Baku, Beijing, Mumbai, Delhi, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai. *Estimates do not include buyers premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyers premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyers or sellers credits. ### Images available on request Visit Christies Website at www.christies.com