ppt on amrita shergil

1. AMRITA SHERGIL

2. INTRODUCTION
 BIRTH
 DIED
 NATIONALITY
 TRAINING
30 January 1913;
Budapest, kingdom of
Hungary
5 December 1941; Lahore,
Pakistan
India
Grande Chaumiere Ecoledes
Beaux
AMRITA SHERGIL
Amrita Sher-Gil , often recognized as India’s ‘Frida Kahlo’, is
one of the nation’s most celebrated female modern artists.

3. CAREER
 Developed interest in art of painting and took turions from
Italian sculptor in Shimla
 Received formal training from Grande Chaumiere Ecoledes
Beaux
 Returned to India and began her never-ending journey
 Some famous works of the artist are:
• Self-portrait, 1930
• Klarra Szepessy, 1932
• Hungarian Gypsy Girl, 1932
• Bride's Toilet, 1937

4. COLOURS & STYLE USED
 Amrita Shergil’s painting had a lot Gauguin’s influence
 Her painting reflected the rural side of India and depicted the poverty which blighted much
of her country.
 she was influenced by European modernism and combined European technique of oil
painting with Indian miniature style and cave painting tradition of Ajanta
 She became heavily influenced by wall paintings in Western India . Such a strong affinity for Western
modes of painting, as a response to traditional art-historical resources, has made Sher-Gil a
captivating artist to study
 The evolution of her unique style is mirrored through her paintings, influenced by Impressionist
and ‘European’ style,
 they are characterized by an exceptional color palette filled with bright and bold color.
 She was fascinated to red and white color , she believed that use of white color live up the
painting and illuminate the whole canvas
 Most of her paintings were oil on canvas

5.  Sher-Gil's strokes were almost closer to reality. The eyes of the women
she painted, their posture and gestures were enough to narrate the entire
story, without further description. This, says experts was due to her
profound understanding of European and Indian art tradition.
 Amrita toured South India, and was further inspired by Mughal miniature
painting paid homage to these miniatures in their scale, rich color palettes,
and even-simpler forms.

6. AMRITA SHERGIL’S
WORK
Self-portrait, 1930 Self-portrait, 1931 Klarra SzepessyHungarian Gypsy Girl, 1932
Bride's Toilet, 1937 Village Scene, 1938

7. ACHIEVMENTS
 Amrita Shergil was the most gifted artist of pre
colonial era
 The government of India declared her work as
National Art Treasures . The National Gallery of
Modern Art is adorned by her paintings
 A postage stamp was released in1978 which
depicted her painting ‘hill women ‘
 Her work is the main theme in the Indian novel
“Faking It”