LONDON- A unique oil painting of Mahatma Gandhi will be sold at a auction here next month. This portrait, painted in 1931, is thought to be the only time Gandhi actually sat for an oil painting.

A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been sold at auction in London for £152,800 ($204,648).

Sense and Sensibilities: A Reflective Realisation continues at Anant Art Gallery (A-21, Vyapar Marg, Block A, Sector 5, Noida, India) through March 16. The exhibition was curated by Y. S. Alone.

A rare 1931 oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, painted during his visit to London for the Second Round Table Conference, sold ...

“Thought to be the only oil painting of Mahatma Gandhi, which he sat for, this was a very special work,” said Rhyanon Demery, Bonhams’ head of sale. “It is no wonder that this work sparked such ...

A rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi sold for £152,800 at a Bonhams auction, exceeding the estimate. Painted by Clare Leighton in 1931, it's believed to be the only oil portrait Gandhi sat for. The ...