Mumbai Collector Abeer Vivek Abrol Acquires Significant M.F. Husain Painting at Pundole’s Auction
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13: Mumbai-based art collector Abeer Vivek Abrol, a graduate of Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London and New York, made a headline-worthy acquisition at Pundole’s Fine Art Sale on June 11, 2025. Abrol successfully bid for Lot 20, a 2004 acrylic on canvas by M.F. Husain from the artist’s evocative series, “Our Planet Called Earth.” Measuring 61½ x 40¼ in. (156.2 x 102.2 cm), the painting fetched a final hammer price of ₹3,00,00,000, soaring above its presale estimate of ₹80,00,000 – ₹1,20,00,000.
The work features a veiled woman seated beside a gramophone and a dog, symbolizing the iconic HMV (His Master’s Voice) logo. Although the auction house did not formally attribute the subject as Lata Mangeshkar, Abrol personally believes the figure bears a strikin...