NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s week of Asian Art sales concluded this morning with Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art which brought $2,262,000 (est. $2.6/3.8 million).* This brings the combined total for the weeks three sales to $31,447,375. The auction was led by the cover lot Eglise by SH Raza. The painting comes from an important period in the artist’s work and met expectations when it sold for $362,500 (est. $300/500,000). This was one of a number of strong prices for modern paintings with works by Jehangir Sabavala, Jagdish Swaminathan, and M.F. Husain all selling well. A further highlight was Untitled (Himalayan Beauty) by Raja Ravi Varma which had passed though the family collection of the artist’s German printing technician. The magnificent painting sold well above the estimate for $266,500 (est. $100/150,000). Priyanka Mathew, Head of the Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale commented: “We are pleas