The Open Hand
The Open Hand
The Open Hand
The Weight of Beautiful Things — Chapter 2 of 4
Head thrown back. Arms opening. Above her, a white bird ascending. She is not falling. She is ascending. The white-knuckled grip on control was the very architecture preventing her from rising. The open hand is the wing configuration of something about to fly.
“She is not falling. She is ascending.”
Choose Your Edition
| Edition | Format | Size | Price | What's Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print Edition | Rolled fine art print, unframed | 24" × 36" | ₹8,500 | Rolled fine art print on 280–300gsm archival matte paper, shipped in a rigid tube; the complete story of the painting as a printed insert; numbered, signed Certificate of Print. |
| Canvas Edition | Stretched canvas, unframed, gallery-ready | 24" × 36" | ₹18,500 | Gallery-wrapped stretched canvas on 380gsm matte polycanvas; hand-finished by the artist on luminous elements (candle flames, light sources, key highlights); full story insert; numbered, artist-signed Certificate of Authenticity. |
| Living Edition | Framed canvas, complete, ready to hang | 34" × 44" framed (canvas 30" × 40") | ₹28,000 | Archival giclee on Belgian linen in a solid dark walnut, hand-carved frame with brushed gold inner bevel; full artist hand-finishing (impasto on light sources, multi-layer glazing); gold-foil numbered Certificate of Authenticity; artist signature and thumbprint on canvas reverse; A4 collector's story document; installation guide. |
Edition Limit
The Open Hand is strictly limited to 50 pieces in the world, across all formats. Once sold, this painting is never reprinted. Each piece carries a numbered Certificate of Authenticity recording the edition number, the collector's name, and the date of acquisition.
Hand-Finished by a Working Artist
Canvas and Living Edition pieces are finished by hand after printing. Light sources receive impasto texture in heavy body acrylic; skin tones and atmosphere receive transparent glaze layers. No two pieces are identical.
Part of The Weight of Beautiful Things
The Open Hand is chapter 2 of 4 in The Weight of Beautiful Things, the journey forward — four works.