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Amrita Sher-Gil
Accession No . 977
Artist Name. Amrita Sher-Gil
Title. Ancient Story Teller
Medium. Oil on Canvas
Size. 29" x 35.5"
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Painted in 1940, Amrita Sher-Gil combined architecture and figures to create an outstanding image of intimate rural domesticity. Inspired by miniatures, Sher-Gil created a distinctive genre in oils to represent what art historian Geeta Kapur calls a "feudal/feminine world". Sher-Gil's predilections for painting peasant life and the influence of Brueghel on her have been commented upon.
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