What is Amrita Sher Gil's full name?
Amrita Dalma Sher-Gil
Amrita Sher Gil nickname(s):
امرِتا شیرگِل, ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ, अमृता शेरगिल, Amrita Sérgil, Amrita Shergill, Amrita Shergil, Amrita Sher Gil
Amrita Sher Gil date of birth:
January 30, 1913
How old was Amrita Sher Gil when died?
28
Where was Amrita Sher Gil born?
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire
When did Amrita Sher Gil die?
December 5, 1941
Where did Amrita Sher Gil die?
Lahore, British India (now Pakistan)
Amrita Sher Gil body shape:
Voluptuous
What color are Amrita Sher Gil's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Amrita Sher Gil's hair?
Black
Is Amrita Sher Gil gay or straight?
Bisexual
What is Amrita Sher Gil nationality?
Indian
Where did Amrita Sher Gil go to school?
Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, France
Where did Amrita Sher Gil go to university?
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France (1930–34)
What is Amrita Sher Gil's occupation?
Painter
Who is Amrita Sher Gil's father?
Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia (scholar in Sanskrit and Persian, Photographer)
Who is Amrita Sher Gil's mother?
Gottesmann Marie-Antoinette (opera singer)
Amrita Sher Gil sister(s):
Indira Sundaram (née Sher-Gil)
Amrita Sher Gil family:
Vivan Sundaram (nephew) (artist), Baktay Ervin (uncle) (indologist)
Short Biography
Amrita Sher-Gil (30 January 1913 – 5 December 1941) was an eminent Indian painter born to a Punjabi Sikh father and a Hungarian Jewish mother, sometimes known as India's Frida Kahlo, and today considered an important woman painter of 20th century India, whose legacy stands at par with that of the Masters of Bengal Renaissance; she is also the 'most expensive' woman painter of India.