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Arpita Singh
(1937)

Untitled



Born in 1937 in Kolkata, Arpita Singh studied art at Delhi Polytechnic from 1954 to 1959. She then joined the Government of India’s cottage industries restoration programme where she worked with weavers and artisans and designed textiles, an experience that deeply influenced her artistic style and its emphasis on texture in the ensuing decades. Though described as a figurative artist and a modernist, she also drew from traditional Indian art...



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  Lot 72 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 1,20,00,000
$144,578

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Arpita Singh
Untitled

Signed 'ARPITA SINGH' (faintly visible, lower right)
Circa 1980s
Oil on canvas
41 x 37 in (104.1 x 94 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist, circa late 1980s
Property from the Collection of Abhishek and Radhika Poddar
Property from a Private Mumbai-based Collection
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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