MF Husain painting sells for Rs 118 crore, sets record for Indian artwork | India News – The Times of India
The record price fetched by MF Husain Gram Yatra even surprised Christie’s, where the painting was being auctioned. “Our estimate was $2.5-3.5 million which we thought was fair, but this was a phenomenal work,” says Nishad Avari, head of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art at Christie’s. The only comparable work is Husain’s Zameen, which…