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Amrita Sher-Gil
(1913 - 1941)
Untitled



Lot 6 and 7 also demonstrate Amrita Sher-Gil's inclination for exploring feminine themes from a very young age. The present lot, an elegant watercolour and pencil rendering of a woman dressed in traditional Indian attire and jewellery, was created when Sher-Gil was just nine-years-old. Her fondness for portraying female figures and relationships would remain with her throughout her career, manifesting in later oil paintings where the women she...



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  Lot 7 of 102  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
14-15 DECEMBER 2022
Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 15,60,000
$19,024
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Amrita Sher-Gil
 Untitled

 Inscribed in Hungarian and dated '1922' (on the reverse)
1922
Watercolour and pencil on paper
5.25 x 4.25 in (13.5 x 10.5 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist's family

PUBLISHED
Vivan Sundaram, Amrita Sher-Gil : A Self Portrait in Letters and Writings (Volume 1), New Delhi: Tulika Books, 2010, p. 14 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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