New Delhi,A monumental mural inspired by Buddhist monastic traditions and estimated to fetch about R 10 crore at an upcoming auction is expected to put Delhi-based Arpita Singh as the country's most expensive woman artist.
"The Wish Dream" - a 16 panel mural sized 24 ft x 13 ft - executed by Singh in the year 2001 is set to go under the hammer in the two-day Saffronart modern and contemporary winter auction beginning December 8.
While the 73-year-old artist's paintings portray a woman's point of view about life in India, the featured work in the auction is said to have been inspired by a Tibetan play.
Previously in June contemporary Indian artist Bharti Kher's fibreglass and bindi elephant sculpture fetched R 6.94 crore at the Sotheby's auction.
Meanwhile the upcoming auction features a selection of 100 works by 45 Indian artists