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The Specialist | The Forgotten Swaminathan Triptych, with Manjari Sihare-Sutin

The Specialist | The Forgotten Swaminathan Triptych, with Manjari Sihare-Sutin

Update: 2025-09-09
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This is an episode of The Specialist, producing by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's.


On today’s episode, how a paper brochure began a treasure hunt to authenticate a masterpiece of modern Indian art – Jagdish Swaminathan’s “Homage to Solzhenitsyn”. Manjari Sihare-Sutin, Head of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Worldwide, shares the story and how it culminated in a record-breaking sale that redefined the artist’s place in the market. 


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The Specialist | The Forgotten Swaminathan Triptych, with Manjari Sihare-Sutin

The Specialist | The Forgotten Swaminathan Triptych, with Manjari Sihare-Sutin

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