Amrita Sher-Gil
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 83 years ago |
Date of birth | January 30,1913 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Budapest |
Hungary | |
Date of died | December 5,1941 |
Died | Lahore |
Pakistan | |
On view | National Gallery of Modern Art |
Periods | Modern art |
Post-Impressionism | |
Spouse | Victor Egan |
Parents | Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia |
Marie Antoniette Gottesmann | |
Job | Painter |
Education | Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
National School of Fine Arts | |
École des Beaux-Arts | |
Grande Chaumière | |
Known for | Painting |
Works | Three Girls |
Bride's Toilet | |
Brahmacharis | |
Sumair | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1666975 |
Amrita Sher-Gil Life story
Amrita Sher-Gil was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started formal lessons at the age of eight.