Santosh, Vasudeo Gaitonde, Jamini Roy, Arpita Singh and Riyas Komu, among others. Raza and K.H. Lot 480. Sold for $287,500 on 20 March 2019 at Christie’s in New York, The action isn’t too easily deciphered but to the right one can make out male figures on motorcycles and horseback advancing to attack a territory of skeletal, female figures to the left. Husain’s Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12 realised $1.6 million at Christie’s New York in 2008, and S.H. Without hesitation, she says yes. According to Christie's, which opened its first office in Mumbai 20 years … Modernist painter Arpita Singh continues to remain the most successful Indian female artist with cumulative value of Rs 5.09 crore. Instead, it tends to be allusive and dreamlike, featuring free-floating, gravity-defying figures in the manner of Marc Chagall. Her … information. Christie’s to auction deck of cards painted by 54 Indian artists Sketches, paintings and tribal art make up the Taash ke Patte set, which goes under the hammer on Thursday. “To me, everyone is always trying to return to the place from which they belong.” ‘Essentially, this involved building up rich patterns from tiny, individual stitches, like the brushstrokes in an Impressionist painting,’ says the specialist. From Museum of Art & Photography , Arpita Singh, Pisces: Compassion (1999), Watercolor on paper, 50.3 × 35.3 cm After graduating in fine arts from Delhi Polytechnic, Singh worked for four years designing textiles at the government-sponsored Weavers’ Service Centre. It was after his death in 2002, more than 140 pictures were sold by Christie’s. The Delhi retrospective and a recently published monograph suggest she’s now being taken very seriously after 50-plus years of a dedicated career.’, The Online Magazine delivers the best features, videos, and auction news to your inbox every week. ‘Her prices are definitely appreciating,’ says specialist Nishad Avari of the octogenarian artist, whose dream-like watercolours and oil paintings have drawn comparisons with Marc Chagall. It is works from the final period for which she’s most famous and that generally achieve the highest prices. Arpita Singh Twenty-seven Ducks of Memory Signed and dated 'ARPITA SINGH/ 1996, 96' (lower right) 1996 Oil on canvas 65.75 x 59.75 in (167 x 152 cm) PROVENANCE Property from the Collection of Rashna Imhasly-Gandhy and Behroze Gandhy Christie's, Mumbai, 19 December 2013, lot 45 PUBLISHED Deepak Ananth, Arpita Singh, Gurgaon: Penguin Studio and New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 2015, p. … Arpita Singh is the most famous contemporary Indian women painter. December 11, 2010 12:07 am. Painted in 2008 Frail or exposed female bodies — usually naked — are commonplace in Singh’s art: in the 1994 watercolour Girl in White, for example, which also came to auction in March 2019. His Birth was sold for Rs11.3 crores at Christie’s that successfully in setting a record at that time. Christie's Asia Week kicks off with "South East Asian Modern and Contemporary Art, a stunning collection of works by contemporary artists and sculptors, including M.F. Belonging to the vanguard generation of artists working in India in the 1960s and 70s, Arpita Singh’s highly individual practices have served as a model for younger generations of artists, particularly women, for whom her work has helped to break down significant barriers to art world entry. I ask her whether, beyond political displacement, her artwork concerns itself with universal sentiments surrounding transition and home. Browse upcoming auctions and create alerts for artworks you are interested in. Arpita Singh (b. These figures are considered the first generation of Indian artists to have embraced modernism. “I could say it was the 1979 visit to the Louvre … Continue reading "Abhishek Poddar: Mapping the Visual India" The youngest in the list is the 39-year-old contemporary artist Valay Shende. There’s often more than a hint of unease in her scenes, too. Arpita Singh. Privacy Policy, The standard-bearer for narrative art in India, Comparisons with Chagall, allusions to Indian mythology, Singh is in the vanguard of India’s second generation of modernists, From surrealist landscapes to abstraction: three clear periods in Singh’s career, a major retrospective at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art. 1937), Ashvamedha, painted in 2008. Now married for over 50 years, they are both renowned for their individual contributions to the Indian art world. Broadly speaking, Singh’s career can be broken down into three phases: a formative period, in the early 1970s, featuring surrealist landscapes such as Beginning of the Festival; a detour into abstraction from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, with works such as Untitled; and, finally and most durably, one of narrative scenes focusing heavily on female subjects, such as the aforementioned Women with Boats and Ducks (Painting 1) from the mid-1980s to the present day. Works by M F Husain,Manjit Bawa,S H Raza,Arpita Singh and Ram Kumar were among those that went under the hammer at the packed Crystal Room at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Meeting Abhishek Poddar a day ahead of the virtual launch of his long-anticipated project, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in Bengaluru, I cannot resist posing that embarrassingly ingenuous question: Why a museum? ‘It’s not an obvious thing to say about an artist who is 82 years old,’ says Avari, ‘but I suspect that Arpita Singh may be the next really big thing in Indian art.’, Arpita Singh photographed in her studio. Her oil paintings and watercolours are renowned for the tantalising stories they tell, often from a female perspective. Click here for more Raza’s Saurashtra realised £2.4 million in 2010.]. ‘She’s incredibly meticulous and detailed, which is partly the product of her early-career training in the kantha weaving method.’. NEW DELHI: Works by Indian modernists including Bhupen Khakhar, Akbar Padamsee, Manjit Bawa, S H Raza, F N Souza and Arpita Singh will go under the hammer at Saffronart's upcoming Modern Indian Art sale on December 5-6. At 82, is Arpita Singh ‘the next really big thing’ in Indian art? Arpita Singh (b. As predicted, Arpita Singh's monumental work Wish Dream achieved record price of Rs 9.6 crore ($2.24 million) at Saffronart's winter auction. View artworks for sale by Singh, Arpita Arpita Singh (217, Indian). At other times, it’s through the creation of a strange atmosphere, such as that in her 1986 painting Women with Boats and Ducks (Painting 1), above, where a female figure can be seen floating on her back in uncertain waters. Husain, T.V. Arpita Singh (b. 1937) that is a triptych that measures overall 60 by 108 1/2 inches. (152.4 x 275.6 cm.) Her art is never overtly feminist or autobiographical. Additionally, Singh's body of figurative work frequently draws on the private and public lives of women like herself, and on the external events that act on them. [M.F. You can save as many interests as you like, and you can edit, delete, or change Photo: © Rohit Chawla, Get the best stories from Christies.com in a weekly email, *We will never sell or rent your information. EXHIBITED: Picture Postcard 2003 - 2006, New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 11 November - 16 December 2006 Sold for $287,500 on 20 March 2019 at Christie’s in New York The action isn’t too easily deciphered but to the right one can make out male figures on motorcycles and horseback advancing to attack a territory of skeletal, female figures to the left. Arpita Singh Security Check Signed and dated 'ARPITA SINGH 2003' (lower right) 2003 Watercolour on paper pasted on board 21.75 x 32 in (55.4 x 81.1 cm) PROVENANCE: Christie's, New York, 19 March 2009, lot 1024 Private Collection, Maharashtra. In 2011, Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest honours bestowed on civilians by the Indian state. The online sale that features 86 works by significant Indian Modernists, will be led by Bhupen Khakhar's 1994 Untitled (The Bathing Ghat) work. Christie’s illustrious annual art auction in Mumbai was a testament to the fact that art can be a great financial investment too. Was there a formative experience early on in his life? They were all born just before, or during, the Second World War and came of age in the late 1960s. ‘They weren’t a movement as such,’ Avari says, ‘but were united by their dedication to narrative painting.’, The artists arrived on the scene in the wake of the Progressive Artists’ Group, which had been founded by M.F. ARPITA SINGH (B. Ara in 1947. Buyers spent a total Rs 102 crore,the second-biggest splurge at a Christie s auction for Indian art. ?Leading the pack: A card-size survey of modern and contemporary Indian art, Abhishek Poddar: From teenage collector to a titan of Indian art, Managing Director, India and Senior Specialist. Ashvamedha, 2008, by Arpita Singh | Source: Christie’s Asia/Instagram. signed and dated 'ARPITA SINGH 2008' (center left), titled in Hindi and titled 'Ashvamedha' (upper edge); further signed and dated 'ARPITA SINGH / 2008' (on the reverse) three times oil on canvas; triptych 60 x 108 ½ in. According to Avari, it was around a decade ago that the Progressive Artists’ Group reached an unprecedented peak in terms of market and non-market recognition. You will get a sense of a disturbing, impending sense of doom from his paintings. When you save this search to your interests, Christie's will notify you by email ‘She’s undoubtedly the standard-bearer for women artists in India, too.’. Arpita Singh (b. Arpita Singh is best known for her figurative oil paintings that explore the intersections between the private and public lives of women, although drawing is equally central to her oeuvre. This is also the highest price achieved by an Indian woman artist at auction globally, and a world record price for an artwork sold at any online auction. Arpita Singh was born in West Bengal in 1937. Singh is known for her exuberant colours, especially bright pinks and blues, as well as for applying her paint in thick impasto. 1937), Women with Boats and Ducks (Painting 1), painted in 1986. Arpita Singh is an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1937. Her work can also be found in the collections of institutions worldwide, including the V&A in London and Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. From Museum of Art & Photography , Arpita Singh, Couple (Undated), Watercolor on paper, 35.5 × 45 cm ‘It would have a clear impact on the sense of patterning we see in her paintings of the decades to come.’, Singh was a leading figure in India’s second generation of modernists, alongside the likes of Rameshwar Broota and Jogen Chowdury. 60 x 108½ in (152.4 x 275.6 cm). Sold for $15,000 on 20 March 2019 at Christie’s in New York. Often it alludes to Indian mythology, as with Ashvamedha (2008), below, a triptych that appeared in the South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art sale at Christie’s New York in March 2019. The title references an old Vedic ritual of horse sacrifice, in which a stallion was allowed to roam free for a year, leading kings to new territories to conquer, before being killed. Of the top 50 artists, 17 per cent live outside the country. Arpita Singh's paintings are informed by and address the multiple histories she has witnessed and narratives she has played a part in developing, ranging from the personal to the national. ‘Her prices are definitely appreciating: Singh’s auction record stands at $2.24 million. Paramjit Singh was born in Amritsar in 1935. It was there that she learned traditional methods of embroidery, including the highly treasured Bengali type known as kantha. According to Christie's, “Tash ke Patte provides an unprecedented opportunity for an encyclopaedic survey of Indian artists; ranging from modern masters like Krishen Khanna and Syed Haider Raza to the postmodern generation of Arpita Singh and Rameshwar Broota to young contemporary artists like Shilpa Gupta and Nikhil Chopra.” 48 x 47⅞ in (121.9 x 121.6 cm). ... by Arpita Singh . Untitled | Mumbai | oil on canvas | 74 x 74 cm. By Carter B. Horsley This March 20, 2019 auction at Christie's New York of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art is highlighted by several works by Maqbool Fida Husain and a large triptych by Arpita Singh. 1937), Girl in White, executed in 1994. 60 x 108½ in (152.4 x 275.6 cm). India's art visionaries have been getting major footage on the contemporary scene, at auctions and exhibits. Sold for Rs 9.6 cr,Arpita Singh s painting puts women artists on top. 19⅞ x 14 in (50.5 x 35.3 cm). Arpita Singh’s Fifteen Clouds Three Flower (2006-2007)Courtesy of Christie’s. PUBLISHED (Paramjit Singh and Arpita Singh) Arpita and Paramjit met at the School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic, as students. Many of her paintings utilise the method of Kantha, a Bengali embroidery and textile-based storytelling form. Their work was featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including the Smith College Museum of Art and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi.Arpita Singh's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $575 USD to $626,704 USD, depending on the … when an upcoming sale includes items that match this interest. It Is time to celebrate the feminine mystique,now that artist Arpita Singh s painting Wish Dream has gone for Rs 9.6 crore at the Saffronart online auction. 1937), Ashvamedha, painted in 2008. Sometimes this is achieved through menacing symbols such as guns and tanks. Her experience as a weaver influenced the evolution of her artistic vocabulary. Souza, S.H. Sold for INR1,10,25,000 on 19 December 2013 at Christie’s in Mumbai. Husain, F.N. ‘It seems we’re now approaching a similar peak with Arpita Singh and her peers,’ Avari maintains. Ashvamedha, Arpita Singh. Christie's has been in the business of putting collectibles under the hammer for over 260 years, ... Nalini Malani, Nasreen Mohamedi, Anju Dodiya and Arpita Singh, according to the organsiers. ‘There’s so much going on in Ashvamedha, as there is in all Singh’s paintings,’ says Avari. Born in West Bengal in 1937, 10 years before the Partition of India, Arpita Singh is now widely considered one of her country’s premier contemporary artists. We see this also in a sale at Christie’s in London, of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, which comprises works by MF Husain, Arpita Singh, Francis … your notification settings at any time. Christie's, New York, 20 March 2010. Singh, unlike those artists, is still producing art, and there is a strong chance of several masterpieces, which have been previously unseen at auction, coming to the market in the near future — especially if her market stays strong or grows still further. 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