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Arpana Caur
(1954)

Buddha and the Broken Boat




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 123 of 130  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
26-27 JUNE 2024

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$6,000
Rs 4,98,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Arpana Caur
Buddha and the Broken Boat

Signed and dated 'arpana/ caur/ 92' (upper right); signed, dated and inscribed 'arpana caur/ 1992/ BUDHA & THE BROKEN BOAT' (on the reverse)
1992
Oil on canvas
50.75 x 68.75 in (129 x 174.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Sotheby's, London, 17 June 1999, lot 296
Property of a Lady, Germany

EXHIBITED
Indische Gegenwartskunst, Germany and Poland, 1993

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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