A rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, painted in 1931 during his historic visit to London, has been sold for £152,800 ...

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

A painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only oil portrait he ever sat for, sold for $205,000 at Bonhams on Tuesday.

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.

She returned to oil paints rarely — Gandhi’s portrait being one occasion. In November 1931, the artist exhibited this painting at the Albany Galleries in Sackville Street, London.

A rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, painted by Clare Leighton during his 1931 visit to London, has sold for £152,800 at Bonhams auction house. The artwork, believed to be the only portrait Gandhi ...

The painting intimately captures Gandhi's likeness but it also bears reminders of his violent death. Gandhi was shot at point-blank range in 1948 by disgruntled Hindu nationalist activist Nathuram ...

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 ...