Professional Model Explained

Professional Model is an oil on canvas painting by Amrita Sher-Gil. It was created in 1933 in Paris and depicts a nude consumptive. Its vernissage took place in February 1933, the same year that her painting Young Girls earned her the title of associate member of the Paris Salon.^{[1] [2]}

The painting was number 16 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.^[3] There, it was not for sale.^[3]

See also

• List of paintings by Amrita Sher-Gil

Bibliography

• Book: Dalmia, Yashodhara . Amrita Sher-Gil: A Life . 2013 . Penguin Books . Gurugram . 978-0-14-342026-2 . en.
• Book: Sundaram . Vivan . Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings . 2010 . Tulika Books . New Delhi . 1. 1-417. 978-81-89487-59-1.
• Book: Sundaram . Vivan . Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters and Writings . 2010 . Tulika Books . New Delhi . 2. 418-821. 978-81-89487-59-1.

External links

• Web site: Amrita Sher-Gil . ngmaindia.gov.in . 11 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231111064707/http://www.ngmaindia.gov.in/virtual-tour-of-amrita-sher-gil.asp. 11 November 2023.

Notes and References

1. Dalmia, p. 50
2. Mathur . Saloni . A Retake of Sher-Gil's Self-Portrait as Tahitian . Critical Inquiry . March 2011 . 37 . 3 . 515–544 . 10.1086/659356 .
3. Sundaram, pp. 422-424