Amrita Sher-Gil was a pioneering Hungarian-Indian painter (1913-1941). Often called the “Indian Frida Kahlo”, she blended Western art techniques with Indian themes, depicting everyday life and the struggles of women. Her vibrant, emotive style made her a key figure in modern Indian art.
Young Girls is a painting showing two similarly aged women seated close in an affluent home. The dark-skinned woman, modeled by Sher-Gil’s sister Indira, sits upright with a smirk, dressed neatly in Western attire, holding cherries. The light-skinned woman, a friend named Denise Proutaux, slouches with blonde hair partially covering a bare breast and a bare foot. They face each other in apparent conversation, with a half-closed cupboard in the background. Esmet Rahim described it as a casual, unglamorous interior scene of two ordinary young women.
Amrita Sher-Gil was a pioneering Hungarian-Indian painter (1913-1941). Often called the “Indian Frida Kahlo”, she blended Western art techniques with Indian themes, depicting everyday life and the struggles of women. Her vibrant, emotive style made her a key figure in modern Indian art.
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Young Girls is a painting showing two similarly aged women seated close in an affluent home. The dark-skinned woman, modeled by Sher-Gil’s sister Indira, sits upright with a smirk, dressed neatly in Western attire, holding cherries. The light-skinned woman, a friend named Denise Proutaux, slouches with blonde hair partially covering a bare breast and a bare foot. They face each other in apparent conversation, with a half-closed cupboard in the background. Esmet Rahim described it as a casual, unglamorous interior scene of two ordinary young women.
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