Krishen Khanna Auction Prices and Value Guide
Krishen Khanna auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 270 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Krishen Khanna auction prices: quick answer
Krishen Khanna auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Krishen Khanna
- Source records
- 270
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Krishen Khanna market snapshot
Krishen Khanna shows deep auction liquidity with 188 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $16,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-24.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (6.6% · 8 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (32.0% · 39 sales)
- $10,000+ (61.5% · 75 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $30,480
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 7
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-24
Artist context
About Krishen Khanna
Born
1925
Nationality
Indian
Also known as
Khanna, Krishen
Krishen Khanna is an Indian artist and painter born in 1925. Authority records from Wikidata, VIAF, and IdRef align on his identity and birth year, while IdRef also associates him with sculpture. He is widely described as a self-taught figurative painter whose work draws on Indian street life and human experience. Collectors often encounter compositions connected with his Truckwallahs and Bandwallahs subjects, along with paintings engaging Christian themes. These recurring bodies of work provide recognizable entry points into his practice without reducing it to one subject. His documented output also includes drawings and sculptural work, so medium and object type should be checked carefully when matching a work to auction records. The supplied Appraisily input associates 270 auction records with his public profile. Because this research pack lacks an accessible museum biography or major auction-house essay, detailed chronology and formal movement affiliations should be treated cautiously.
PaintingDrawingSculptureIndian street scenesTruck drivers and truck workersBand musiciansChristian themes
Common works and media
Khanna is encountered primarily through figurative paintings. Public descriptions emphasize Indian street scenes, recurring Truckwallahs and Bandwallahs imagery, and Christian themes. Authority and catalogue records also support drawings and sculptural work. Objects may therefore be described as paintings, works on paper, or sculpture; the supplied evidence does not establish print editions, ceramics, posters, or other categories as characteristic parts of his market.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should begin by establishing the object's medium and work type. A painting, drawing, or sculpture should be compared with closely related objects rather than treated as interchangeable. Subject and series identification may also be relevant, particularly for Truckwallahs, Bandwallahs, street scenes, and Christian-themed works. When public auction evidence is available, comparisons should account for the sale date, realized price, and similarity of the recorded lot. The supplied pack confirms an Appraisily auction-record page but provides no major-auction-house excerpts or detailed price evidence. This profile therefore is not a price forecast, authentication opinion, or claim that similarly described works have equivalent market standing.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Figurative paintings
Value drivers
- Medium and work type, including distinctions among paintings, drawings, and sculptures
- Subject or series identification, especially Truckwallahs, Bandwallahs, street scenes, and Christian themes
- Comparable public auction records, sale dates, and realized prices when documented for closely related lots
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no accessible major-auction-house biography, lot essay, or realized-price excerpt.
- No price trend, scarcity claim, authentication conclusion, or forecast can be supported from the supplied sources alone.
- Drawing and sculpture are supported as parts of the artist's documented practice, but the supplied evidence does not establish how frequently they appear at auction.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- IdRef library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Recent sale records
Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.
krishen khanna b 1925who · Pundole's · 2015-11-03 krishen khanna b 1925who Pundole's · 2015-11-03
krishen khanna b 1925 who is it · Pundole's · 2015-04-09 krishen khanna b 1925 who is it Pundole's · 2015-04-09
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Krishen Khanna worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Krishen Khanna artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.