The highly acclaimed artist, Amrita Sher-Gil's 1938 painting titled 'In the Ladies Enclosure' was sold for a whopping Rs 37.8 crore (USD 5.14 million) at a Tuesday auction by Mumbai-based auction house Saffronart. The Indo-Hungarian artist's sold work set a world record for the highest value achieved by the artist in the auction. It is also the second-most expensive work of Indian art sold globally. According to Saffronart CEO and Co-Founder Dinesh Vazirani, "The record-breaking sale of Amrita Sher-Gil’s seminal painting from 1938 titled 'In the Ladies Enclosure' is a clear indication of her artistic merit and is a testament to her skill and talent." Amrita Sher-Gil was born in 1913 to Marie Antoinette Gottesmann, Hungarian-Jewish opera singer, and Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia, a Sikh scholar, photographer, and aristocrat.

Source: dna July 15, 2021 04:30 UTC