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v_charneau Registered: December 2004 Posts: 4,164	Size: 59"x 87" Medium: Oil on Canvas
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	Keywords: Compassion
	Artist: Arpana Caur
	Title: Compassion
	Copyright: © Arpana Caur
	Website: [ link ]
	Artist's profile Born in New Delhi, she 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. Punjabi literature influenced Caur\'s artistic perspective, and writers such as Shiv Batalvi, Amrita Pritam, and Krishna Sobti were visitors to her home. Despite her diverse influences, however, Caur\'s subjects remain firmly rooted in the quotidian world of the woman, showing women engaged in commonplace acts such as daydreaming or typing.