MF Husain's 'The Red Girl' sells for Rs 65 crore at Pundole's Fine Art Sale
- MF Husain's 1952 painting "The Red Girl" sold for ₹65 crore at Pundole's Fine Art Sale on 24 September.
- The price was about 13 times its upper estimate of ₹5 crore, and nearly a third of the sale's total value.
- The 81-lot sale of modern and contemporary Indian art was held at Hamilton House in Mumbai.
- The painting's cut-off limbs recall ancient stone sculptures Husain saw at Delhi's National Museum with FN Souza.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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