Rameshwar Broota, ‘The Lost Self’, 1971 | Spring Live Auction, 13 March 2024

Senior Vice President Punya Nagpal reflects on the mastery of ‘The Lost Self’, a 1971 work by Rameshwar Broota from his acclaimed ‘Ape’ series which used primates to depict the gluttonous barbarism of the ruling class with skill and humour.

M F Husain, 'Tearing Apart', 1970 | Spring Live Auction, 13 March 2024

Saffronart Senior Vice President Punya Nagpal offers insight into one of M F Husain's most iconic subjects, the horse, as seen in his 1970 canvas 'Tearing Apart'. The work illustrates how Chinese art invigorated his own depictions of the animal, imbuing them with an expressiveness of line and a renewed sense of vigour.

Amrita Sher-Gil, 'Portrait of Denyse', Circa 1930s | Spring Online Auction, 13-14 March 2024

Watch as Saffronart Co-Founder and President Minal Vazirani explores the significance of Amrita Sher-Gil's 1930s canvas, 'Portrait of Denyse'. The work is a rare early example of her tremendous talent for depicting the female form and formed the foundation for some of her most well-known paintings of the late 1930s.

Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, ‘Sursagar’, 1987 | Spring Live Auction, 13 March 2024

Watch as Saffronart Co-founder and President Minal Vazirani discusses the significance of ‘Sursagar’, a 1987 work by Gulam Mohammed Sheikh that employs his characteristic imaginative narrative figuration style using recurring motifs of personal and cultural import from his oeuvre.

Bhupen Khakhar, 'Untitled (Champaner)', 1996 | Spring Live Auction, 13 March 2024

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani discusses the significance of 'Untitled (Champaner)', a 1996 canvas by Bhupen Khakhar, featuring his friend and patron, architect Karan Grover. It exemplifies his stylistic choices of the decade and is an eminent example of the rare honesty and sensitivity that permeates his art.

Spring Live and Online Auctions | 13-14 March | Accepting Consignments

Saffronart marks an exciting start to 2024 with our Spring Live Auction in Mumbai followed by an online auction. Here's your chance to consign your artwork and be part of this significant event in the art market calendar.

From the Collection of Jane & Kito de Boer | Winter Live and Online Auctions, 13-14 December 2023

Saffronart Senior Vice President Abha Housego offers a glimpse of the 65 lots from the expansive Jane & Kito de Boer Collection on auction at our Winter Live and Online Auctions in December 2023, including works by stalwarts of Indian art and important Indian artists rare to come up in auction. Going under the hammer are works by M F Husain, F N Souza, Rameshwar Broota, Somnath Hore, Prokash Karmakar, Nikhil Biswas, Lala Deen Dayal, Raghu Rai and others.

Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, ‘Ark: Kashmir’, 2015 | Winter Live Auction, 13 December 2023

Watch as Saffronart Co-Founder and President Minal Vazirani delves into the brilliance of ‘Ark: Kashmir’, a 2015 work by Gulam Mohammed Sheikh where he stitches together an arresting narrative with diverse influences from the pluralistic syncretic Indian tradition in which he grew up.

S H Raza, 'Eglise', 1960 | Winter Live Auction, 13 December 2023

Watch as Saffronart Senior Vice President Abha Housego explores the significance of ‘Eglise’, a 1960 work by S H Raza. The painting, which features in our Winter Live Auction in December, marks an important transitional phase in his oeuvre as he gradually moved towards pure abstraction.

Akbar Padamsee, 'Woman With Corn', 1952 | Winter Live Auction, 13 December 2023

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani discusses the significance of 'Woman With Corn', 1952, a rare large early figure by Akbar Padamsee that leads our Winter Live Auction 2023 in December.

Jehangir Sabavala, Storm, 1988 | Winter Live Auction, 13 December 2023

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani reflects on Jehangir Sabavala's sublime depiction of nature and technical mastery, as seen in 'Storm', a 1988 seascape by the artist that goes under the hammer at our Winter Live Auction on 13 December 2023.

From the Collection of Jane & Kito de Boer| Evening Sale, 16 September 2023

Saffronart Senior Vice President Abha Housego provides a closer look at 16 significant lots from the collection of Jane & Kito de Boer that go under the hammer at our Evening Sale in September 2023. Representing pivotal periods of Indian art history, these include rare and seminal works by F N Souza, M F Husain, Akbar Padamsee, Ganesh Pyne, A Ramachandran and others.

S H Raza, 'Earth', 1986 | Evening Sale, 16 September 2023

Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani discusses 'Earth' (1986), a monumental work by S H Raza painted during a pivotal phase in his oeuvre. As seen in this painting, which features in our Evening Sale on 16 September 2023, this period was characterised by the heightened development of geometric symbolism that culminated in the 'bindu', a motif which the artist is best known for.

Tyeb Mehta, 'Red Figure', circa 1950s | Evening Sale, 16 September 2023

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani highlights the significance of Red Figure, an early Expressionist work by Tyeb Mehta from the 1950s, which goes under the hammer at our Evening Sale on 16 September 2023.

Amrita Sher-Gil, 'The Story Teller', 1937 | Evening Sale, 16 September 2023

Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani offers insight into Amrita Sher-Gil's 'The Story Teller', painted in 1937 during an important formative period in her oeuvre that saw her European and Indian influences merge into a unique artistic language. This important work is an example of the artist's most honest and expressive compositions and is part of our Evening Sale, live in New Delhi on 16 September 2023.