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Arpana Caur
(1954)

Where are all the Soldiers Gone




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 33 of 68  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION
26 MARCH 2019

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Rs 9,20,000
$13,529

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Arpana Caur
Where are all the Soldiers Gone

Signed and dated '84/ arpana caur' (lower right); inscribed, signed and dated 'Where are all the/ Soldiers Gone/ 1984/ arpana' (on the reverse)
1984
Oil on canvas
67 x 73 in (170.4 x 185.7 cm)

PUBLISHED
Yashodhara Dalmia, Gayatri Sinha, et al., eds., Arpana Caur: Abstract Figuration, New Delhi: Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, 2011, p. 25 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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