"These little compositions are the expression of my happiness and that is why perhaps I am particularly fond of them."
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On Her paintings from January to May 1938 done at Saraya including Elephants Bathing.
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Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 – 1941
Amrita Sher-Gil (January 30, 1913 – December 5, 1941), an eminent Indian painter, was the daughter of Sardar Umrao Singh Shergil and Antoinette, a Hungarian lady. Her first notable work was "Young Girls", which made her an Associate of the Grand Salon in Paris in 1933; she was the youngest ever Asian to receive this recognition. Her quest for the rediscovery of the traditions of Indian art began at an young age but was cut short by her death at a prime age of 28. Mughal school of painting and Pa
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