Ayuesh Agarwal

Courtesy of the artist and ARC.

FWSD Award in the 18th International ARC Salon® online exhibition;

17th & 18th International ARC Salon® Exhibition at Sotheby's New York, July 17-27, 2026.

Art Renewal Center, International Realism: 17th & 18th International ARC Salons (Woodbridge, UK: ACC Art Books Ltd, 2026), p. 21, illustrated.

“This painting started from a memory. I remember the light that day, how it touched the water like brushing something precious. We were out and about, the boat just floating still. Nothing urgent, nothing planned. The gentle fold of the white dress, which moved with the breeze, the empty benches, and there was something in the way she looked out, not at the view, but beyond it. The stillness created a tension and uncertainty. That was the moment I wanted to hold onto, not just because it was beautiful, but it felt like time had stopped.” – Ayuesh Kumar Agarwal