It auctioned for a price which is several times the annual salaries of most top Indian CEOs. The painting was sold at a live auction in New Delhi for a price which is several times the annual salaries of most top Indian CEOs. Sher-Gil's 1937 artwork broke the Indian auction record by fetching an eye-opening price of Rs 61.8 crore or $7.4 million. Amrita Sher-Gil painted the ‘Story Teller’ when she was staying in UP’s Saraya at an estate belonging to her uncle. According to the auction house which sold the painting for the record price, the “type of work is quite rare to come across for sale”.

Source: dna December 12, 2023 14:25 UTC