Pioneer of Indian modernism who fused Parisian training with Ajanta murals and Mughal miniatures.
Intimate
Radical
Labor & Domesticity
Fun fact
She painted her most celebrated works before turning 28, the age at which she died.
How she made it
Oil handled with flat, matte colour fields borrowed from Ajanta fresco and Mughal miniature, replacing European modelling with contour drawing and unmixed earth tones applied in broad, dry planes.
Work
Amrita Sher-Gil Ancient Story Teller 1940 Saraya, 1940-01
