A Ramachandran, "Kurma Avatar with Savita and Aparajita Flowers", 1996 | Autumn Live Auction, 19 September 2026

Watch as Saffronart President and Co-founder Minal Vazirani takes a closer look at a significant work by A Ramachandran that emerged from his deep engagement with Rajasthan’s Bhil community. At its centre is Savita, a young Bhil woman, whom the artist places within the richly imagined world of traditional Indian art and mythology.

S H Raza, Untitled, 1989 | Autumn Live Auction, 19 September 2026

Watch as Saffronart President and Co-founder Minal Vazirani reflects on a striking work by S H Raza that brings together the artist’s preoccupation with nature, Indian philosophy and geometric abstraction. Painted during a pivotal decade in Raza’s career, the work transforms the landscape into a sacred mandala, using intersecting lines, triangles and an earthy palette to evoke the essential forces of nature and the universe.

M V Dhurandhar, 'Shri Mahalakshmi', 1899 | Autumn Live Auction, 19 September 2026

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani takes a closer look at one of M V Dhurandhar’s earliest and most accomplished mythological paintings, executed just four years after his graduation from art school. Notable for its scale, the work exemplifies his ability to apply European naturalism to subjects drawn from Indian history, mythology, literature, and contemporary life, an approach that made him one of the most celebrated Indian artists of the early 20th century.

F N Souza, 'Hanuman the Monkey God', 1965 | Autumn Live Auction, 19 September 2026

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani explores an interesting iteration of F N Souza’s iconic heads from his 1965 Souza Kalam series, inspired by Indian miniature painting techniques. With its elongated face, antennae-like eyes and strychnine grin, the work showcases Souza’s distinctive linework and inventive approach to the human form.

F N Souza, 'Christ in a Village', 1958 | Autumn Live Auction, 19 September 2026

Watch as Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani reflects on a striking portrait of Christ that brings together two foundational subjects of F N Souza’s oeuvre: the pseudo-religious portrait and the cityscape. Painted at the height of the artist's career, the work was originally part of the collection of one of his most prominent patrons, Harold Kovner.