Quote of the day
Women and men in the crowd meet and mingle, Yet with itself every soul standeth single.
Amrita Sher-Gil
Born: January 30, 1913
Died: December 5, 1941 (aged 28)
Bio: Amrita Sher-Gil, 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.
Known for:
- Bride's Toilet (1937)
- Three Girls (1935)
- South Indian Villagers Going to a Market (1937)