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Brahmacharis (painting)

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Brahmacharis
ArtistAmrita Sher-Gil
Year1937
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions144.5 cm × 86.5 cm (56.9 in × 34.1 in)
LocationNational 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

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  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

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