Husain’s new high is nearly double the previous record for an Indian Modern work, set by Amrita Sher-Gil’s painting The Story Teller (1937), which sold for $7.4 million at Saffronart in Mumbai ...

That result set a new record for Modern Indian art at auction, as well as Indian painting. Leading Christie’s South Asian Modern and contemporary auction, it almost doubles the previous record ...

setting the new record for the most expensive work of modern Indian art. The sale, which took place at a Christie auction in New York on March 19, nearly doubles the previous record-holder ...

M. F. Hussain’s 'Gram Yatra' sets a record at Christy’s auction by fetching USD 13.7 million, highlighting the growing value of Indian modern art. However, the art market's growth remains ...

#WorldAuctionRecord M.F. Husain's 'Untitled (Gram Yatra)' has shattered the previous artist record achieving US$13,750,000 during South Asian Modern + Contemporary Indian Art Sale in New York.

"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 ... the ordinary Indian in the painting.