20th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026
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K. LAXMA GOUD (b.1940)
Untitled (Telangana peasants)
ink on card, framed and glazed
Inscribed l.r., signed and dated 1980
25.5 x 31.5cm.
Provenance: Collection of Robert Skelton, O.B.E. (1929-2022)
K. Laxma Goud was amongst the forty five artists who contributed work to the Royal Academy exhibition of 1982 entitled "Contemporary Indian Painting' as part of the Festival of India. Robert had met the artist by the 1960s when he bought this work directly from Goud. Another of Goud's ink drawings in this style and dating from 1980 was sold Sotheby's, 29th September 2020, lot 8, from the estate of Patwant Singh.
Sold for £2,400
Untitled (Telangana peasants)
ink on card, framed and glazed
Inscribed l.r., signed and dated 1980
25.5 x 31.5cm.
Provenance: Collection of Robert Skelton, O.B.E. (1929-2022)
K. Laxma Goud was amongst the forty five artists who contributed work to the Royal Academy exhibition of 1982 entitled "Contemporary Indian Painting' as part of the Festival of India. Robert had met the artist by the 1960s when he bought this work directly from Goud. Another of Goud's ink drawings in this style and dating from 1980 was sold Sotheby's, 29th September 2020, lot 8, from the estate of Patwant Singh.
Auction: Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, 20th May, 2026
The sale includes the collection of Robert Skelton OBE, curator of Indian Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It comprises some exquisite 18th and 19th century Indian paintings and drawings as well as a fine group of modern Indian paintings with works by Shiavax Chavda (1914 - 1990), Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002), K Laxma Goud (B. 1940) and Jayashree Chakravarty (B. 1956). Tiles, Indian bronzes, thewa boxes, a silver gilt ewer, a ‘Koftgari’ pen box and a Mughal carved black jade dagger are also among the lots in this collection.
Also in the same sale is 10th -12th century Persian pottery, a monumental pair of 19th century doors, Persian and Syrian ceramics including tiles, also Iznic tiles from Ottoman Anatolia. Other lots include Indian bronze figures, small furniture, textiles and rugs.
Auction Location: London, UK
Monday 18th May: 10am to 5:30pm
Tuesday 19th May: 10am to 5pm
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