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英国拍卖行上演"圣雄也疯狂"！一幅罕见的甘地油画肖像在伦敦拍出15.28万英镑（约合204,648美元）高价，远超预估的5-7万英镑。最有趣的是，这幅1931年英国艺术家克莱尔·莱顿绘制的作品，可能是甘地唯一亲自当模特的油画肖像——看来"非暴力不合作"的圣雄，在摆pose这件事上倒是很配合嘛！不知道当年甘地看到这幅画时，会不会说"这个价格太暴力了"？
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**Rare Gandhi oil portrait sells for over $200,000 at London auction**
**罕见甘地油画肖像在伦敦拍卖会以超20万美元成交**
**3 hours ago Share Save Natalie Sherman BBC News Reporting from London Share Save**
3小时前 BBC记者娜塔莉·谢尔曼发自伦敦
**Bonhams The portrait was painted during Gandhi's 1931 visit to London**
邦瀚斯拍卖行：这幅肖像绘制于甘地1931年访问伦敦期间
**A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has sold at auction in London for £152,800 ($204,648), more than double its pre-sale estimate.**
印度独立运动领袖圣雄甘地的一幅罕见油画肖像在伦敦拍卖会上以152,800英镑（204,648美元）成交，远超拍前预估的两倍多。
**The painting by British artist Clare Leighton was created in 1931 when Gandhi visited London for negotiations on Indian self-rule.**
这幅由英国艺术家克莱尔·莱顿创作的油画绘制于1931年甘地访问伦敦商讨印度自治期间。
**Auction house Bonhams had estimated it would fetch between £50,000 and £70,000 before Wednesday's sale.**
邦瀚斯拍卖行原预估这幅作品在周三的拍卖会上能以5万至7万英镑成交。
**"This is believed to be the only oil portrait Gandhi ever sat for," Bonhams said in a statement.**
"这被认为是甘地唯一亲自当模特的油画肖像，"邦瀚斯在一份声明中表示。
**Gandhi led India's non-violent resistance movement against British colonial rule and is revered as the"father of the nation".**
甘地领导了印度反抗英国殖民统治的非暴力不合作运动，被尊为"国父"。
**The portrait shows Gandhi wearing his trademark round glasses and white shawl, seated cross-legged on the floor.**
这幅肖像展示了甘地戴着他标志性的圆框眼镜、披着白色披肩、盘腿坐在地上的形象。
**Leighton, best known for her wood engravings, met Gandhi through mutual friends in London's political circles.**
以木刻版画闻名的莱顿通过伦敦政界共同的朋友结识了甘地。
**In her diary, she described him as having"the most beautiful hands I have ever seen - sensitive, full of character".**
她在日记中形容甘地拥有"我见过的最美的手——敏感而充满个性"。
**The portrait remained in Leighton's family until being acquired by its current owner in the 1990s.**
这幅肖像一直由莱顿家族收藏，直到1990年代被现任所有者购得。
**Additional reporting by Simon Atkinson in London**
伦敦记者西蒙·阿特金森补充报道
