Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Jangarh Singh Shyam Painting Sets Rs 18 Crore Record
Jangarh Singh Shyam was an artist from Madhya Pradesh known for paintings inspired by nature and spiritual ideas.
One of his paintings sold for Rs 18 crore in Mumbai.
The painting shows a spiritual figure, snakes, birds and a tree.
It was much larger than many ordinary paintings.
Experts had expected it to sell for between Rs 4 crore and Rs 6 crore.
Three people wanted to buy it, but only two continued bidding at the end.
The price rose by Rs 1 crore each time until one bidder stopped at Rs 18 crore.
This sale happened only five days after another Shyam painting set his earlier record.
An untitled 1999 acrylic painting by Jangarh Singh Shyam sold for Rs 18 crore at Mumbai’s Pundole Gallery on 24 September.
The 91-by-69-inch work depicts a spiritual figure surrounded by snakes and birds in a tree.
Three bidders competed initially, with two remaining in a final contest that raised the price by Rs 1 crore per bid.
The painting had been estimated at Rs 4-6 crore and had never previously appeared at auction.
The sale broke Shyam’s previous record of Rs 2.88 crore, set five days earlier by Bel Mukhota (Gond).
- Who
- Jangarh Singh Shyam’s untitled painting, competing bidders, and Mumbai’s Pundole Gallery.
- What
- A 1999 acrylic-on-canvas painting sold for Rs 18 crore, setting an auction record for Shyam.
- When
- 24 September; the previous record was set five days earlier on 19 September.
- Where
- Pundole Gallery in Mumbai, India.
- Why
- Strong competition among bidders drove the price above its Rs 4-6 crore estimate; the gallery also highlighted the work’s complex composition, technique and versatility.
- Sale price
- Rs 18 crore
- Artwork
- Untitled acrylic on canvas, created in 1999
- Artwork size
- 91 by 69 inches
- Auction estimate
- Rs 4-6 crore
- Previous record
- Rs 2.88 crore for Bel Mukhota (Gond), sold five days earlier
- Auction venue
- Pundole Gallery, Mumbai
- Bidding
- Three bidders competed initially; two continued to the final round