Amrita Sher-Gil, born on
30 January 1913 in Budapest, Hungary, is often referred to as India's Frida
Kahlo for aesthetically blending traditional and Western art forms. Amrita
Sher-Gil was one of the most famous painters of India. She is also considered
as a revolutionary woman artist and the originator of modern art in India.
Though her artworks mainly depicted Western style and culture during the
initial stages of her career, the painter gradually began to rediscover herself
by depicting Indian subjects using traditional methods. Apart from painting,
she was also well-versed in playing piano and fond of reading. She even
travelled to different parts of India, France and Turkey and managed to
incorporate ideas gained from different techniques into her own works.
Throughout her career, she painted her friends, lovers and also made quite a
few self-portraits, for which she is often considered as a narcissistic by
many.
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