Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941) evolved a technique, which was essentially Indian in spirit and highlighted by emphasis on colour. In a re-discovery of abstraction within realism, her debt was clearly owed to Gauguin. The content of her paintings evolved based on her experience of the Indian reality - the people and the environment. She was the window of India onto the international expression in art.
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941) evolved a technique, which was essentially Indian in spirit and highlighted by emphasis on colour. In a re-discovery of abstraction within realism, her debt was clearly owed to Gauguin. The content of her paintings evolved based on her experience of the Indian reality - the people and the environment. She was the window of India onto the international expression in art. 