Brahmacharis (painting)

Brahmacharis
Artist	Amrita Sher-Gil
Year	1937
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	144.5 cm × 86.5 cm (56.9 in × 34.1 in)
Location	National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

Brahmacharis is an oil on canvas painting by Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil, completed in May 1937 at Shimla, India.[1][2][3] It is one of her large compositions and one of her South Indian trilogy, along with Bride's Toilet and South Indian Villagers going to Market.[4][5] In 1937 it was displayed at her Lahore exhibition for a price of ₹1,500.[6]

Amrita Sher-Gil at her 1937 Lahore Exhibition with Brahmacharis

See also

• List of paintings by Amrita Sher-Gil

References

1. Sundaram, p. 807
2. Rana, Subir (2017). "Framing the political, rebellious and 'desiring' body: Amrita Sher-Gil and the 'Modern' in Painting". India International Centre Quarterly. 44 (2): 35–53. ISSN 0376-9771.
3. 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. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-19-809886-7.
4. Sundaram, p. 370
5. Dalmia, p. 201
6. Sundaram, p. 422

Bibliography

• 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.