Amrita Sher-Gil

Born on 30th January 1913 in Budapest, Hungary, Amrita Sher-Gil was the first important woman artist to emerge out of India in the 1930s. In her brief life span of 28 years, she led the modern Indian art movement, which was then taken ahead by the Bombay Progressive Artists Group.

A child of a Punjabi landlord father Sardar Umrao Singh Majithia and a Hungarian musician mother, Antoinette, both loyalists to the British Raj, Amrita had...
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  • 1999-2001 A television documentary titled Amrita Sher-Gil (Duration: 53...
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    USD payement only Lot 74 Details

    Spring Online Auction 13-14 March 2024

    Amrita Sher-Gil

    Portrait of Denyse

    Oil on canvas

    17.5 x 14.5 in

    Winning bid
    $1,560,000
    Rs 12,79,20,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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    Lot 5 Details

    Spring Live Auction 13 March 2024

    Amrita Sher-Gil

    Untitled

    Watercolour and pencil on paper

    8.5 x 6.25 in

    Winning bid
    $32,195
    Rs 26,40,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 4 Details

    Winter Live Auction 13 December 2023

    Amrita Sher-Gil

    Untitled

    Front: Pencil and watercolour on...

    11 x 8.5 in

    Winning bid
    $40,482
    Rs 33,60,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


    Lot 13 Details

    Evening Sale: Modern Art 16 September 2023

    Amrita Sher-Gil

    The Story Teller

    Oil on canvas

    23.25 x 29 in

    Winning bid
    $7,445,783
    Rs 61,80,00,000
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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    Lot 1 Details

    FIAE Fundraiser Auction 10 November 2020

    Amrita Sher-Gil

    Untitled

    Charcoal on paper

    13 x 9.5 in

    Winning bid
    $28,026
    Rs 20,31,875
    (Inclusive of buyer's premium)






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