Christie's Fine Arts Auction House
From the middle ages to the twilight of the Mughals, classic Indian painting is getting new attention from museums and collectors.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection is the jewel in the crown of Christie's Indian and Southeast Asian Art sale this spring, which garnered great interest and admiration from visitors in previews in Christie's galleries.
Sandhya Jain Patel, Head of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art at Christie’s, introduces a 17th-century devotional object that may be a bridge between the mortal and the divine
A black stone figure of Lokanatha (Avalokiteshvara) offered in Christie's "Himalayan, Indian and South East Asian Art" sale on 15 March has just broken the record of the most expensive Indian Buddhist portraits.
A Large and Important Black Stone Figure of Lokanatha Avalokiteshvara
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th century
58 in. (147.4 cm) high
Sandhya Jain-Patel, Specialist Head of Sale of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, discusses a group of nine paintings of the Third Panchen Lama, to be offered in the upcoming Indian and Southeast Asian Art sale in New York on 18 September 2013.
Acquired over a period of 30 years, Andrew and Edita Sporer’s collection of Himalayan sculpture reflects the couple’s international lifestyle, passion for the field and appreciation of fine craftsmanship.