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Size: 5 X 5 Ft

This painting is a poetic blend of Salvador Dali’s surrealism and Amrita Sher-Gil’s deeply evocative portrayals of Indian life. At its heart stands a newly-wedded couple, paused at the threshold of a crumbling yet grand doorway-symbolizing the passage from their separate pasts into a shared, uncertain future. Above them, a melting clock quietly reminds us that this moment is both fleeting and eternal—a surreal pause before life begins again, but together.

The bride, draped in a vintage yet timeless ensemble, clutches a modern luxury handbag-an emblem of identity, agency, and quiet defiance in a world still bound by tradition. Her gaze, soft and melancholic, mirrors the introspective stillness often seen in Sher-Gil’s women-burdened with beauty, expectation, and unspoken thoughts.

The groom, in his tailored suit and sunglasses, stands poised between worlds-modern yet dutiful, polished yet emotionally distant. His stance is protective, but with a hint of detachment—reflecting the subtle, inevitable gaps between two people still learning to be one.

The setting teems with symbolism: peacocks-carriers of romance, beauty, and prosperity-stand beside their LV luggage, perhaps signaling travel, movement, or the unspoken weight of marital expectations. A Sher-Gil-inspired painting hangs behind them, reinforcing the theme of feminine inner worlds and generational echoes. Surrealist details like the butterfly and the melting clock bend reality, adding a dreamlike tension to this moment of stillness.

This isn’t just a wedding portrait-it’s a portrait of transition, of time, of love trying to bloom under the heavy gaze of culture, luxury, and memory.