Used paintings in Indore typically sell for ₹2,550 to ₹38,500 (about $27 to $405). A painting is worth what can be established about who made it, so photograph the signature, the reverse and the stretcher — and never clean or revarnish it before selling.
Selling paintings in Indore
Indore is the commercial centre of Madhya Pradesh and a significant education hub, with a reputation for being unusually well run and clean. It is a practical, business-minded market with a large and growing student population.
The academic calendar drives a clear annual cycle in study furniture and books. Commercial employment adds a steadier background flow of household goods.
The city is well laid out and easier to drive than most Indian cities of its size, with parking generally available. The student areas are concentrated, which makes collecting several things in one trip realistic.
Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, has around 2 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Indore
Negotiation is normal and expected rather than a sign of a difficult buyer. Price with a little room in it and say whether the price is firm.
Sell your Paintings in Indore
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What paintings are worth
What lifts the price
- Original frames appropriate to the period
- Canvases with no tears, flaking or overpainting
What pulls it down
- Flaking paint and craquelure needing conservation
- Unsigned works with no attribution
Working out what yours is worth
- Look closely at the surface — prints show dot patterns under magnification
- Search auction results for the artist’s name
Getting it ready
- Photograph the reverse before anything else. Labels, stamps, inscriptions and gallery marks on the back are often where attribution comes from.
- Do not clean, varnish, retouch or reframe. Amateur cleaning removes glazes permanently and is the most common way value is destroyed.
Photograph
- The painting square on, whole, in even daylight without glare or reflection
- The surface raked with side light to show texture, craquelure, and any damage or repair
Put in the description
- Medium and support — oil on canvas, watercolour on paper, acrylic on board
- Condition of the surface and support, including craquelure, tears, flaking or previous restoration
Steady year round to a collector and decorator audience. Signed work by identifiable artists sells fastest; unattributed decorative paintings compete on subject, size and frame.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Madhya Pradesh)
Common questions
Where can I sell paintings in Indore?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The city is well laid out and easier to drive than most Indian cities of its size, with parking generally available. The student areas are concentrated, which makes collecting several things in one trip realistic.
Who is the artist?
Say what the signature reads and what you actually know about where it came from. Speculative attribution to a well-known name reads as a warning sign to serious buyers.
How much are paintings worth in Indore?
Most used paintings change hands for ₹2,550 to ₹38,500 (about $27 to $405). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling paintings across India, what paintings are worth, everything second hand in Indore, or Art & Collectables in Indore.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.