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Lot 145
Arpana Caur
(1954)

Day and Night




Born in New Delhi, Arpana Caur spent her college years studying literature; as an artist, she is largely self-taught. Her work can be seen to continue the line begun by Amrita Sher-Gil. It is feminine and feminist in its perspective, with portraits of women placed in a contemporary urban context. The erotic is downplayed in favor of the sturdy: Gayatri Sinha states that, in her paintings, "There is no hint of an expressive sexuality; woman...



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  Lot 145 of 200  

AUCTION DECEMBER 2005
6-8 DECEMBER 2005

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 8,47,000
$19,250

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Arpana Caur
Day and Night

Signed and dated in English (reverse)
2005
Oil on canvas
71 x 59.5 in (180.3 x 151.1 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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