Amrita Sher-Gil s painting sets world record for the artist, sells for Rs 37.8 cr
Amrita Sher-Gil s 1938 painting titled In the Ladies Enclosure sold for Rs 37.8 crore (USD 5.14 million) at a Tuesday auction by Mumbai-based auction house Saffronart, setting a world record for the highest value achieved by the artist in auction. It is also the second-most expensive work of Indian art sold globally after V S Gaitonde s Untitled, 1961 which sold for Rs 39.98 crore in March this year, said the auction house in a statement.
Sher-Gil (1913-1941) was a Hungarian-Indian painter and has been called one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century. The National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi also houses a large collection of her works of art.
Amrita Sher-Gil s 1938 painting fetches Rs 37 8 cr, becomes 2nd-most expensive work of Indian art
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Amrita Sher-Gil s painting sets world record for the artist, sells for Rs 37 8 cr
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