Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (born 1913)

Amrita Sher-Gil

Hungarian-Indian painter (1913–1941)

Amrita Sher-Gil was a Hungarian–Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started formal lessons at the age of eight. She first…