Renowned Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma’s artwork 'Yashoda and Krishna' has been sold for Rs 167.2 crore (USD 17,978,495), to Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla at the Saffronart auction, setting a new Indian art record for the highest-value work of modern Indian art ever sold at auction. 

What is Raja Ravi Varma's artwork 'Yashoda and Krishna'?

Painted in the 1890s, during the height of the artist’s career, the artwork 'Yashoda and Krishna' presents a nuanced interpretation of maternal love through the mythological figures of the infant Lord Krishna and his foster mother, Yashoda.