The painting had never been up for auction before and is believed to be the only oil portrait for which Mahatma Gandhi sat.

The oil painting fell "into obscurity", with no-one realising who it was by until it was cleaned in 2024. advertisement. BBC. Lost Turner oil painting found after 150 years.

A painting by the Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki sold for a record 510 million Hong Kong dollars ($65 million) Sunday, leading one of Asia’s largest ever art auctions.