Arte. Amrita Sher-Gil
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Qual è l'origine di Amrita Sher-Gil?

  • Indiana
  • Ungherese
  • Indiana e Ungherese (correct)
  • Indiana e Francese

True or false:Amrita Sher-Gil was an Indian dancer.

False (B)

Perché Amrita Sher-Gil è considerata una delle artiste avant-garde più importanti del XX secolo?

  • Perché ha dipinto principalmente paesaggi indiani
  • Perché ha creato un ponte tra l'arte asiatica e quella occidentale (correct)
  • Perché ha dipinto principalmente ritratti di celebrità
  • Perché ha creato opere d'arte in stile cubista

True or false: Sher-Gil was the first Indian female artist to make painting her true profession.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Qual è stata la principale influenza artistica di Amrita Sher-Gil?

<p>L'arte europea (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Sher-Gil was not influenced by European art.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Sher-Gil's self-portrait is based on the technique of pointillism.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Qual è stata la tecnica utilizzata da Amrita Sher-Gil nel suo autoritratto del 1930?

<p>Chiaroscuro (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Quali sono alcune delle opere d'arte più importanti di Amrita Sher-Gil?

<p>&quot;Sleep&quot; e &quot;The Family&quot; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: "Sleep" and "The Family" are both considered masterpieces of Indian art.

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Study Notes

  • Amrita Sher-Gil was an Indian painter considered one of the most important avant-garde artists of the 20th century.
  • She reconciled European techniques with Indian sentiment and color, creating a bridge between Asian and Western art.
  • Sher-Gil was the first Indian female artist to make painting her true profession.
  • She was born in Budapest to an Indian father and Hungarian Jewish mother and moved to India with her family.
  • Sher-Gil was deeply influenced by European art, which she encountered while studying in Paris in the 1930s.
  • Her works often depicted the lives of women and peasants, with surprising use of color and form.
  • Sher-Gil died at the age of 28, leaving behind an artistic legacy that inspired generations of Indian artists.
  • One of her most important works is the self-portrait painted in 1930, which shows the artist's intense and penetrating expression.
  • Sher-Gil's technique in the self-portrait is based on chiaroscuro, a technique taught to her during her studies in Paris.
  • Other important works include "Sleep" (1938) and "The Family" (1941), both considered masterpieces of Indian art.

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