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Bride's Toilet is an oil on canvas painting, painted by Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941) in 1937.[1]
A work of modernism,[2] the painting draws influence from the frescoes of Ajanta and the miniatures of Mughal art, thereby resulting in a masterful amalgam of Indian and European styles.[3] Part of Sher-Gil's well known South Indian trilogy, comprising also Brahmacharis and South Indian Villagers Going to Market,[4] Bride's Toilet explores the simplicity and uniqueness of rural life, a recurring subject in her later paintings.[5] When Sher-Gil returned to India in 1934, her approach towards art changed significantly. A number of later artworks revolved around the poor and the underprivileged, the commonfolk and their struggles.[6][7]
Bride's Toilet depicts a bride's chamber,[8] wherein a young light-skinned woman, presumably the titular bride, is seated. She is half-naked; her palms are covered in mehndi. She is surrounded by two other women and two children. One of the women is dressing her hair,[9] and the other is holding a container. Their faces are expressionless. The painting employs a rich, colourful palette. Tones have been skilfully used.[10][11] The painting demonstrates Sher-Gil's curious interest in women, their lives and adversities.[12]
The painting was one of 33 of Sher-Gil's works displayed at her solo exhibition at Faletti's Hotel in Lahore, British India, held from 21 to 27 November 1937.[13]
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References
- ↑ Use of Figure as the Language of Artistic Expression: An Analysis Based on Indian Female Artists’ Artworks. Journal of South Asian Exchanges({Template:Date).
- ↑ Bride's Toilet [Amrita Sher-Gil | Sartle - Rogue Art History]. www.sartle.com(2017-09-06). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ Bride's Toilet by Amrita Sher-Gil - Famous Indian Art - Handmade Oil Painting on Canvas — Canvas Paintings. ArtworkOnly.Com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ Amrita Shergill, Drawn from Life , indiaprofile.com. www.indiaprofile.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ On Amrita Sher-Gil’s birth anniversary, a closer look at the women in her paintings, Bhandari, Parul. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ A Life in Art. The Indian Express(2014-06-14). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ Amrita Sher-Gil: The Female Pioneer Of Modern Indian Art, Power, Petra. Culture Trip(2013-11-05). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ↑ A Life in Art. The Indian Express(2014-06-14). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ Bride's Toilet Archives. State of the Art. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ Bride's Toilet - Amrita Sher-Gil. Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ Bride's Toilet. INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ An Indian rhapsody. The Hindu(2013-02-07). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Tulika Books(2010). ISBN 978-81-89487-59-1