Daulatabad Fort, the old Devagiri stronghold in Maharashtra, painted as a single dramatic cone. Concentric ramparts wind up the steep hill in grey-gold and olive stone, ring above ring, to a small citadel and watchtower crowning the summit. A slender minaret rises at the right of the base, and an arched gateway opens at the foot where tiny figures gather under red and blue umbrellas. Sandhya Kaushik loads the hillside in thick palette-knife wedges that catch the light along each terrace, and floats a pale apricot-to-blue sky flat behind the peak.

The strong pyramidal shape makes it a bold, sculptural piece. It holds a study, a living-room feature wall, or a gallery grouping that wants one commanding form.

• Original hand-painted acrylic on stretched canvas
• Palette-knife impasto
• 4:3 landscape
• Made to order at your chosen size
• Frame: stretched canvas, or floater (black/white/gold)
• Signed by Sandhya Kaushik
• Certificate of Authenticity