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‘Black Nude’, ‘Sitting Nude’ and ‘Young Girls’ are some of the famous works of which artist ?

‘Black Nude’, ‘Sitting Nude’ and ‘Young Girls’ are some of the famous works of which artist ? Correct Answer Amrita Shergil

The correct answer is Amrita Shergil.

Key Points

Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941):

  • Born in Budapest on Jan. 30, 1913, to a Hungarian-Sikh couple.
  • Her style and her emphasis on women-led her to be known as the "Indian Frida Kahlo.
  • She used her paintbrush to depict the daily lives of Indian women in the 1930s, revealing a sense of their loneliness and even hopelessness.
  • It was a rendering rarely seen in depictions of Indian women at the time when portrayals tended to cast them as happy and obedient.
  • She got her first recognition at the age of 19, for her oil painting titled Young Girls (1932).
  • In addition to paintings of relatives, lovers and friends, she created self-portraits that showed her “grappling with her own identity,”
  • She often reflected an introverted and troubled woman caught between her Hungarian and Indian existences.
  • She sympathized with the Indian National Congress, which had been fighting for the rights of average Indians who sought independence from Britain.
  • Her south Indian trilogy of paintings comprised Bride's Toilet, Brahmacharis, and South Indian Villagers Going to Market.
  • Some of the works of Amrita Shergil are:
    • Self-portraits,
    • Hungarian Gypsy Girl
    • Group of Three Girls
    • Village Scene etc. 

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