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Published 4th March 2021
Lost portrait by one of India s most famous female artists resurfaces after 90 years
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN
A long-forgotten painting by Amrita Sher-Gil, one of India s most important modern artists, is going under the hammer for the first time.
The rediscovered portrait is expected to fetch up to $2.8 million at a rare auction appearance for the painter s work, little of which remains in private hands.
Depicting one of Sher-Gil s friends, art critic Denyse Proutaux, Portrait of Denyse shows its subject wearing a red velvet dress in front of vividly colored flowers. According to Christie s, which is handling the sale, the oil painting was previously unknown to experts, having been in private collections in France since it was created almost nine decades ago.
Rediscovered Amrita Sher-Gil painting heads to auction
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New Delhi, March 4 : An important rediscovered portrait by celebrated Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil of her close friend and French art critic Denyse Proutau is estimated to go under the hammer for a price between $1.8-2.8 million (approximately Rs 13.1 crore to Rs 20.4 crore) at a Christie s New York auction on March 17.
Painted circa 1932, the painting is one of four known portraits of Denyse Proutaux, and the only documented example in private hands. The portrait is not only an exceptional painting by Sher-Gil, completed when the artist was barely nineteen years old, it is also a testament of the beautiful friendship between the Sher-Gil sisters and Denyse that was built on mutual admiration and love for each other and lasted well beyo
Rediscovered Amrita Sher-Gil painting heads to auction
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Christie s announces rediscovered painting by Amrita Sher-Gil, Portrait of Denyse
Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), Portrait of Denyse. Painted circa 1932. Estimate: $1,800,000-2,800,000. © Christie s Images Ltd 2021.
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.-Christies announces the top lot of the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art auction (17 March 2021), an important rediscovered portrait by celebrated Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil of her close friend and French art critic Denyse Proutaux ($1.8 2.8 million).
Painted circa 1932, the painting is one of four known portraits of Denyse Proutaux, and the only documented example in private hands. The portrait is not only an exceptional painting by Sher-Gil, completed when the artist was barely nineteen years old, it is also a testament of the beautiful friendship between the Sher-Gil sisters and Denyse that was built on mutual admiration and love for each other and lasted well beyond the time they lived in the same country.
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