26. Master studies in Colour – Amrita Sher-Gil

Getting inspiration from Indian Art history + colour

Who is Amrita Sher-Gil?

I am on a mission to learn everything I can about Amrita Sher-Gill.
I am ashamed to say I only discovered her in my mid-30’s. Often referred to as the ‘Indian Frida Khalo’, she was the daughter of a Sikh aristocrat, Sardar Umrao Singh Sher-Gil and Marie Antoinette, a Hungarian-Jewish opera artist. Discovering her unconventional mix…