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Village Scene
Village Scene
ArtistAmrita Sher-Gil
Completion date1938
Dimensions62 cm × 84 cm (24 in × 33 in)
DesignationPrivate collection

Village Scene is an oil on canvas painting depicting Indian village life, completed in 1938 at Simla, India, by Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil (1913 – 1941).[1][2][lower-alpha 1] In March 2006 it was sold for $1.6 million.[2]

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  1. An earlier painting titled A Village Scene was shown at Barada Ukil's exhibition at The Cecil, Simla, held in September 1936.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Sundaram, p. 808
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sooke, Alastair (24 February 2007). "Laid bare - the free spirit of Indian art". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. Sundaram, p. 246

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