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Amrita Sher-Gil
(1913 - 1941)

Untitled



Amrita Sher-Gil exhibited a precocious talent for drawing years before she would be distinguished as one of the most significant artists of 20th-century India. Her mother Marie Antoinette recalled her making illustrations based on Hungarian folk songs and stories at their home in the town of Dunaharaszti, on the outskirts of Budapest, as early as 1919 when she was just six years old. The Sher-Gil family relocated to Shimla in 1921 where Sher-Gil...



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  Lot 32 of 77  

EVENING SALE
14 SEPTEMBER 2024

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 24,00,000
$28,916

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Amrita Sher-Gil
Untitled

Inscribed 'aged 9.' (lower left)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
7.5 x 11 in (19 x 28 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist's family

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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