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Arpita Singh
(1937)

Counting Flowers: My Benares Saree



"The world that I paint is part real, part naive; there are things that I see around it could be as simple as telephones, aeroplanes, flowers or guns - and pair it with anything that I want to say at that moment." - ARPITA SINGH

Known for her vibrant palette and recurring motifs, Arpita Singh packs many incongruous ideas and emotions into her layered works, which draw from a wide range of allusions and influences. After...



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  Lot 24 of 40  

WINTER LIVE AUCTION: MODERN INDIAN ART
8 DECEMBER 2020

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$132,000
Rs 96,36,000

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Arpita Singh
Counting Flowers: My Benares Saree

Signed and dated 'ARPITA SINGH 1997' (lower right)
1997
Oil on canvas
59.5 x 23.5 in (151.4 x 60 cm)

PROVENANCE
Christie's, London, 4 June 1997, lot 194
Property from an Important Private Collection, UK

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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