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Amrita Sher-Gil |
02 Mar 2007 |
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Amrita Sher-Gil’s vibrant canvasses and her short but dynamic life have established her as one of India’s most celebrated modern artists. Born in Budapest in 1913, to a Hungarian mother and Sikh father, she trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where she was influenced by Realism. In India, she adopted this modernist approach to portray the poor and yet colourful lives of local people, making her art a fusion of east and west.
Felicity Finch has been to see an exhibition at Tate Modern that presents several of Sher-Gil's vivid paintings, alongside revealing photomontages by her nephew, Vivan Sundaram.Amrita Sher-Gil exhibition at Tate ModernDisclaimer
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