Getting Introduced to Amrita Sher-Gil
Self Portrait (IV) by Amrita Sher-Gil, at the NGMA Delhi I happened to visit Delhi’s Modern Gallery of Art, New Delhi last Sunday and what an amazing learning experience it has been. While I did take some interest in art during my visits abroad, I had no idea of India’s rich heritage in modern art. For me, as well as most Indians, modern art has always resonated with a handful of media-fed names. MF Hussain and Satish Gujral are deservedly among those. What my visit did, though, was open my eyes to the beautiful works of Amrita Sher-Gil. Wikipedia calls her one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century, and it’s hard not to agree. I was so mesmerized that throughout my journey back home, and then when I reached home, I just couldn’t stop researching enough on her work! Tate Modern has a glowing description of her work, including her influences from a year-long trip to the South of India: South Indian Villagers Going to Market...