Reclining Nude is an oil on canvas painting by Amrita Sher-Gil, completed in 1933 in Budapest.[1][2][3] It depicts Sher-Gil's cousin Viola, sister of her husband Victor Egan.[4][a]
| Reclining Nude | |
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| Artist | Amrita Sher-Gil |
| Year | 1933 |
| Location | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Dalmia names the nude sent to Nawab Salar Jung in 1936 as the Reclining Nude, but Sher-Gil's letter to Indira dated 5 January 1937 says that it was the Nude of Indu.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Sundaram, pp. 80-90
- ^ Sundaram, Vivan; Sher-Gil, Umrao Singh (2001). Re-take of Amrita: Digital Photomontages Based on Photographs by Umrao Singh Sher-Gil (1870-1954) and Photographs from the Sher-Gil Family Archive. Tulika. p. 55. ISBN 978-81-85229-49-2.
- ^ Keserü, Katalin (2014). "8. Amrita Sher-Gil: the Indian painter and her French and Hungarian connections". In Dalmia, Yashodhara (ed.). Amrita Sher-Gil: Art & Life : a reader. Oxford University Press. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-0-19-809886-7.
- ^ Sundaram, p. 94
- ^ Sundaram, p. 285
- ^ Dalmia, p. 80
Bibliography
edit- Dalmia, Yashodhara (2013). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Life. Gurugram: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342026-2.
- Sundaram, Vivan (2010). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings. Vol. 1. New Delhi: Tulika Books. pp. 1–417. ISBN 978-81-89487-59-1.
- Sundaram, Vivan (2010). Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings. Vol. 2. New Delhi: Tulika Books. pp. 418–821. ISBN 978-81-89487-59-1.
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