Mf hussain painting: The British auction company Christie made a auction on 19 March, New York, USA. Here the painting of famous Indian painter Maqbool Fida Hussain sold for Rs 118.7 crore ($ 13.75 million). With this, it took the title of the most expensive Indian painting. Earlier in September 2023, there was a bid of Rs 61.8 crore for Amrita Shergill’s painting ‘The Story Taylor’. Now the question comes, who bought this painting?

He bought MF Hussain’s painting

Although Christie has done the buyer’s listing as ‘Unnamed Institution’, but it is believed that Kiran Nadar, wife of HCL Tech owner Shiv Nadar’s wife Kiran Nadar, has bought this painting. Kiran, a trustee of Shiva Nadar Foundation, is fond of raising things related to Nadar art. Not only this, there is also a trustee of Kiran Museum of Art (KNMA). It is the first private art museum in India, which was built in 2010. Buying this painting is in accordance with their thinking of preserving and promoting Indian art at the international level.

#Worldauctionroad MF 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. This is the highest price realized for any modern Indian work of art in the world. pic.twitter.com/fgmgexitu7

– Christie’s (@chrissinc) March 19, 2025

Mother of the country’s richest woman

Kiran Nadar is the mother of Roshni Nadar Malhotra, India’s richest woman, whose assets are Rs 84,330 crore according to the report of Hurun India and Forbes. Recently, Shiv Nadar gave 47 percent stake in HCL Corp and Vama Delhi to his daughter Roshni Nadar. With this, she also became the biggest shareholder of HCL. Talk of Kiran Nadar, he also has assets worth Rs 25100 crore. Not only this, he is also one of the well-known bridges of the country. At the age of 67, he also won the bronze medal.

This is the specialty of this painting

Please tell that the length of MF Hussain’s village travel painting is about 14 feet. In this, the daily routine of people living in the villages of the country is shown through painting. There are 13 different scenes related to Indian rural life, in which some women are seen grinding grains, some are seen extracting milk of cow, some are seen taking care of their children. It took MF Hussain 13 years to make this painting. In 1954, the painting was bought by Doctor Leon Ellius Volodarski, who lives in Norway. In 1964, he gave this painting to Oslo University Hospital in a gift.

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Mf hussain painting record breaking sale: The painting of famous Indian artist Maqbool Fida Hussain (MF Hussain) has broken all the existing records of Indian art. The painting was sold for Rs 118.7 crore ($ 13.75 million) in the South Asian modern and contemporary art auction held in Christians New York, which is almost double the previous record.

In September 2023, Amrita Shergill’s painting ‘The Story Taylor’ set a record for selling for Rs 61.8 crore, but this painting of Hussain has overtaken it. As soon as the final amount of the auction was announced, the rockfeller center resonated with applause. This painting was not publicly seen in public for 70 years, and now it has been sold for Rs 118.7 crore.

Hussain’s most expensive painting
Nishad Avari, head of the Department of South Asian modern and contemporary arts of Christies, described the incident as historic. Earlier, Hussain’s most expensive painting was sold for Rs 26.8 crore ($ 3.1 million), which was auctioned in London in 2022 for a painting called Untitled Reirankernation.

Special thing about painting
‘Gram Yatra’ (1954) Hussain has a painting of about 14 feet wide, in which the daily routine of Indian rural life is depicted. This includes 13 scenes (Vicyates), which depicts India’s agricultural tradition, rural life and social references. The painting features a male and female bullock cart, which is a symbol of the beauty and importance of Indian agriculture.

In addition, women are seen extracting cow’s milk, grinding grains and taking care of their children, which symbolize fertility, creation, and rebirth. In a special scene, the farmer is shown taking the land, which symbolically exposes the importance of rural society of India.

Importance of rural India
This composition especially brings out the role of rural society in post -independence India. According to Christies’ official website, this painting is a great example of rural India’s contribution and its deep roots in Hussain’s art.

Hussain’s ‘Village Yatra’
Hussain’s ‘Gram Yatra’ not only shows his art quality, but also reveals the deep understanding and respect of Indian rural life and culture. The historic auction of this painting has once again strengthened the importance of Indian modern art and its identity globally.