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Amrita Sher-Gil
(1913 - 1941)

Portrait of Denyse



My dear Denise,
...I so wanted to work there next week to finish your portrait comfortably... Would it be too much to ask you to come and pose in the afternoon instead of the morning? You know it will only be for a day or two. And I so much want to finish your portrait."


- AMRITA SHER-GIL IN A LETTER TO DENISE PROUTAUX, MAY/JUNE 1932
(Vivan Sundaram, Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings - Volume I,...



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  Lot 74 of 130  

SPRING ONLINE AUCTION
13-14 MARCH 2024

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Winning Bid
$1,560,000
Rs 12,79,20,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Amrita Sher-Gil
Portrait of Denyse

Signed 'A. SHER-GIL' (lower left)
Circa 1930s
Oil on canvas
17.5 x 14.5 in (44.5 x 37 cm)

PROVENANCE
The Proutaux Family Collection
Acquired from the above by Antoine Teissiere
Thence by descent
Private Collection, France
Christie’s private sale, 2021
Property from an Important Private Collection, USA

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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