Amrita Sher-Gil

Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) was a painter.

Also recorded as Amrita Sher Gill; Amrita Shergil; Amrita Sher Gil; Amr̥ta Śeragila; Amrita Shergill.

Overview

Born at Budapest in 1913, died at Lahore in 1941.

In detail

Amrita Sher-Gil studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting and visual arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and self-portrait. The authority associates the name with modernism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Hungary and India.

Works named in the authority record are Self-Portrait as Tahitian and Three Girls.

Work by Amrita Sher-Gil is recorded in the collections of Victoria Memorial, National Gallery of Modern Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, Lahore Museum and Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Amrita Sher-Gil”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q150312: Amrita Sher-Gil

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