# Manjit Bawa artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/manjit-bawa/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T19:17:45.430Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Indian
- Movements: Figurative art
- Common media: Painting

## About Manjit Bawa

Manjit Bawa (1941–2008) was an Indian artist best documented as a painter. International authority records from Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and the Library of Congress distinguish him as a stable public entity, helping separate his auction records from those of similarly named people. The available biographical sources identify Dhuri in Punjab, India, as his birthplace and describe his practice as figurative painting. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with paintings and their public auction histories. The evidence collected for this profile does not establish a narrower movement, named series, or recurring subject with institution-grade support, so those details should not be assumed when identifying an object. Reliable appraisal begins with the artist’s established identity and a careful comparison between the submitted work and documented auction records attributed to him.

## Common works and media

Painting is the only work type consistently supported by the collected biographical sources, which also characterize Bawa as a figurative painter. Paintings are therefore the safest category for auction and appraisal searches under his name. The present evidence does not support broader claims about common prints, drawings, sculptures, editions, named series, or recurring subjects. Those classifications should be added only when an individual object or a stronger institutional or catalogue source supplies the necessary documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

Manjit Bawa has a documented public auction presence, with paintings forming the clearest supported category in the collected evidence. For appraisal purposes, the first task is to confirm that the artist identity attached to an object corresponds to the authority records for the Indian painter who lived from 1941 to 2008. Relevant public auction results can then provide comparison points through their sale dates, realized prices, and lot context when those details are available. This source pack does not substantiate a price trend or detailed conclusions about individual series, subjects, editions, or other market segments, so any valuation should remain tied to verified object information and genuinely comparable lots.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine authority-based artist identity research with auction records and, when available, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. The evidence for this profile is strong for identity but limited for detailed artistic and market classification.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2420360
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/262874840/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500122704
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95048089
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjit_Bawa
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjit_Bawa
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/manjit-bawa/