Mumbai-based young painter Shrey Purohit sold his award-winning work ‘Downtown Near the Van Gogh Exhibit’ at an auction and donated the proceeds to a charity for the poor and homeless in San Francisco, USA. This auction included more than 150 artworks for sale. But the biggest bid of $2500 (about Rs 1,90,000) went to his artwork. This unique oil painting won this year’s prestigious Plainair Salon Art Competition. Shrey Purohit is happy that his artwork is being used for such a great work. His artworks are in the Impressionist style. ‘Downtown Near the Van Gogh Exhibit’ is in the same style. In…
