MF Husain painting fetches Rs 118 cr, becomes most expensive modern Indian art

MF Husain's "Untitled (Gram Yatra)" has become the most expensive modern Indian artwork ever sold, fetching $13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at a Christie's auction in New York on March 19.

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This painting from the 1950s, considered one of Husain's most significant and largest works, nearly doubled the previous record held by Amrita Sher-Gil's 1937 painting "The Story Teller," which sold for approximately $7.4 million (Rs 61.8 crore) at a Mumbai auction in 2023.

Comprising 13 unique panels that occupy almost 14 feet across a single canvas, Gram Yatra, which means 'village pilgrimage,' is widely regarded as a cornerstone of Husain's oeuvre, celebrating the diversity and dynamism of a newly independent nation.