Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) was half Hungarian and half Indian. Where was she trained?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Paris
Option (1) Paris — Correct. Amrita Sher-Gil was trained in Paris. There she had a first-hand experience of European modern art trends.
Option (2) London — Incorrect. London is where Anupam Sud later studied printmaking, at the Slade School of Fine Art. Sher-Gil was trained in Paris.
Option (3) Lahore — Incorrect. Lahore had one of the art schools the British set up in the nineteenth century. Sher-Gil did not train there.
Option (4) Calcutta — Incorrect. Calcutta also had a British art school, where Jamini Roy trained. Sher-Gil trained abroad, in Paris.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941), half Hungarian and half Indian, emerges as a unique female artist, who contributed immensely to modern Indian art through the 1930s. Unlike others, she was trained in Paris and had a first-hand experience in European modern art trends, such as Impressionism and post–Impressionism. After deciding to make India her base, she worked to develop art with Indian themes and images.” |