This portrait is believed to be the only painting for which Mahatma Gandhi ever sat, and it is for the very first time that the portrait will be sold at an auction.

Leighton, who met Gandhi in London in 1931, even made a drawing of him while he was asleep. How did this painting come to be? And what did Gandhi think of it? Let’s find out In July, an oil painting ...

The oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was painted in the UK in 1931 A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi - painted in 1931 in the UK - will be auctioned in London next month.

A rare oil painting of Mahatma Gandhi by British artist Clare Leighton fetched £152,800 (Rs 1.7 crore) at a Bonhams online auction. The portrait, believed to be the only one Gandhi ever sat for, ...

A rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only one he ever posed for, is set to be auctioned at Bonhams in July. Painted by British artist Clare Leighton in 1931 during Gandhi's visit ...

The portrait artist, Clare Leighton, was introduced to Gandhi when he visited London in 1931 to attend the Second Round Table Conference. Her portrait of Gandhi fetched triple its estimated amount at ...

Mukul Dey, Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi , Calcutta: Orient Longmans Ltd, 1948 3-page preface by Mukul Dey in English and 3-page translation of same into Hindi. 12 plates printed on verso only; Stiff ...

Afshan Nawaz Khan, 15, is a young artist based in the Emirates. Pursuing higher school studies at Our Own English High School, Sharjah, she is a self-taught art maker, known for her detailed paintings ...

A rare oil portrait of the Indian anti-colonial activist Mahatma Gandhi was set to be auctioned for the first time in London's Knightsbridge district on Monday. Rhyanon Demery, a senior expert at ...

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LONDON – A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only oil portrait that the Indian independence leader ever sat for, has sold at auction in Britain for £152,800 (S$264,000). The 1931 ...