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Asked what she thought about being called the first contemporary Indian woman artist to come close to Rs 7 crore,she says,“Well,I am a little disconcerted by the term ‘woman artist’. But my work is decidedly feminist and,of course I’m a woman,a mother. I think the work struck a chord because of its pathos. It touched many people,and it was shown a lot as well,” says Kher about the fiberglass sculpture that was part of the Indian Highway exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery,London,and which travelled to Art Basel in 2007.

There appears to be a revival at the auctions after the economic slowdown,with artists like S H Raza and Jehangir Sabavala hitting new highs.

“The market has its own mechanisms. Previously there has been a lot of unhealthy speculation,but things seem to have settled down,” says Kher,who made three attempts to make the life-sized elephant. It was first sculpted in clay. “We used a lot references,photographs and used other animals like cows and dogs to model for us,” she laughs.

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