Amrita Sher-Gil
(1913–1941) indisk konstnär
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Amrita Sher-Gil belongs to the chapter ‘The post-war era’ in this site’s history of art.
Amrita Sher-Gil was born in Budapest and died in Lahore. Amrita Sher-Gil trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Amrita Sher-Gil worked in Paris, Hungary, and India. Wikidata associates Amrita Sher-Gil with modernism.
The best-known works include ‘Self-Portrait as Tahitian’ and ‘Three Girls’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting and self-portrait. The catalogue has 22 works by Amrita Sher-Gil with free images. The dated works span the years 1930–1938. Works by Amrita Sher-Gil are held by National Gallery of Modern Art, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, and Lahore Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ruth Smith, Nína Tryggvadóttir, Kim Hwan-gi, Alicia Penalba, and Pericle Fazzini.