I had a class in Indian Art History at university, and I loved the section on Sher-Gil. She's a fascinating person.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was - a great artist.

@Missss18

11 ай бұрын

Where u studing at..?!

The art world has been plagued by 2 major deficiences: 1. formal and formulaic teaching 2. The banking led insanity of art investment

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Not sure the first still applies in many art institutions in the UK in the UK

Thank you so much for this. It's baffling how much she accomplished by the age of 28. Her Indian paintings are absolutely beautiful ! I love the elephants and the use of the white buildings. So sad, I'm sure she was on her way to a masterpiece that would have become world renowned.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video, she certainly was a remarkable woman.

@elperroreggae

2 жыл бұрын

"Indian paintings"?

@carolelerman9686

2 жыл бұрын

@@elperroreggae Yes India ! el woko

@elperroreggae

2 жыл бұрын

@carole lerman you refer to Van Gogh as dutch paintings? You don't see Indian paintings as simply paintings? They're your species you know. On the other side, to make fun of my nickname ridiculing Spanish, makes my point stronger.

@parthsavyasachi9348

2 жыл бұрын

@@elperroreggae okay paintings on indian subjects. Sounds better now??

I am struggling for words. I can't recall learning about any other Indian painter, but there was such "variety" in her 28 years of life, any others would almost be a let-down, so I'm glad to learn of her first. I didn't realize a female Indian artist could be so free, though she wasn't asking anyone's permission. I like realism and the great masters, but with her, I felt great respect for the spotlight she showered the women she knew with. The colors & shapes I see in her paintings are rich to me, and I like them but only because I can still see the faces. But damn, her life was cut short, right before the rest of the world found out about her. I just hate it. Thanks for another life-enriching exploration.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your comment. She really do have to be determined and talented to succeed in what was a very male dominated society.

Thanks for bringing us someone I never heard of. How, I don’t know considering how beautiful her work is.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

I saw her paintings at National gallery of art, New Delhi in 2015. Didn't know much about her body of work at that time, luckily the gallery did put lot of her paintings and I was simply blown away. My opinion is that she came closest to the impressionist style of monet and manet as if she painted alongside them. Also, maybe because of her maternal european background her choice of colour pallete was lot different then other indian painters.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I must admit I would love to visit The National Gallery in New Dehli, one day perhaps. Cheers

Amrita was definitely ahead of her time. TY Paul for sharing her story. Much Love

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Cheers

Thank you for this episode of art history on Amrita Shergil. It is important to diversify your talks to attract a non-European audiance.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated.

amrita sher-gil will always be my favorite painter for her cunning, inspiring, and complexities that made up her life in her paintings, representing the west and the east, and her multi-cultural heritage, which proved to be the cause of the conception of an entirely new art form. as a biracial artist, her art fits close to home: the desire to find a place in the cracks, whether accepted or not, just to feel complete observing the lives of others.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

That's a very good summary. Cheers

Another great presentation about a great artist - this one who I didn't know but now do...thanks so much :)

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

from the look of her pictures and the amount of different approaches of moods and styles with no sign of failings and dying with just 28, i think its save to say she was one of the biggest painting talents of the century. i have no doubt

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She was certainly a great painter.

This is all very inspiring to me as a painter. Thanks for your great channel.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

These stories of NEW artists are necesary for art history

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

They certainly are.

Thanks a million Paul. Thanks for opening my eyes to the wonderful Indian artist Sher-Gil. She was truly a magnificent painter, forging a path totally her own.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was a great painter.

Wow! I never knew of her. Very interesting and informative, thank you, Paul!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks Paul

I am from Lahore and respect amrit shergill as a brilliant artist

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was.

She gives me 'if beth harmon was a painter' vibes so much lol Amazing talent

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was a great talent.

i love Amrita Sher Gil soo much, she changed my life🤍🤍🤍

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

She was an amazing artist as well as being a very determined woman, against all the odds. Cheers

This was brilliant and moving. What a great artist....burned bright, burned out young. You are producing such good work. I think it takes an artist to understand another.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Hi John, many thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated. Cheers

Was looking into her work and her life recently. This came just at the right time.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

That's great. Cheers

Watching this makes realize even when she learned alot of western ways of art, she still enables to breathe out her India background. I guess it shouldn't something to ashame for as long as one never forget his/ her roots. I kinda like her about that.......But like poor for her confusion, the parts about pressure hit me quite hard since that's basically a human struggle the we have to deal with. I wish alot of India at least learn sonething from her story.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting comment. The plight of women in the world has improved but still has a long way to go especially in some places. Cheers

Thankyou so much for introducing me to this wonderful artist.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Cheers

As usual a very informative video. Please make more such videos on Indian artists. Just a very small correction, Shimla is in Himachal Pradesh not Uttar Pradesh.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. Cheers

What a beautiful and interesting artist! I always look forward to your videos, and I always reserve special moments to watch them! Thank you so much 🙏🏼, and have a nice day!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 Cheers

Fascinating. A new artist to me, and what a life story.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was a brilliant artist. Cheers

wow. I have never heard of her and cannot understand why she is not as famous as picasso world wide and a subject of study in art schools, particularly from a feminist perspective. what an amazing artist and life. thank you for revealing her.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. She certainly was a great artist. Cheers

Wow, fascinating. I had never heard of her but love her work already and will research further. Thank you so much for this latest informative art history lesson, keep ‘em coming!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! The next one is about Paul Klee which should be ready in about 3 weeks.

Excellent, interesting video. I had never heard of this lady, thanks !

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She should be better known. Glad you liked the video. Cheers

Thank you so much for this enlightening discussion of an artist hitherto unknown to me!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Thanks so much, Paul, for introducing me to another noteworthy female artist I would have loved to have met. What a fascinating life and brilliant span of artistic style! It's impossible to find a piece I don't like from what you shared. My favorites are "Self Portrait as a Tahitian" and "Young Girls". Now, more than ever, it's vitally important for women to be free to explore their identities, roles and lifestyles. Sorry to hear she's no longer with us. With this presentation you help us understand Sher-Gil the artist, even as she helps us understand herself and her subjects. Very nice digging. It feels like you really probed her essence from within. I bet the few paintings of hers that still reside outside India are worth an absolute fortune. Namaste'. 🖌💖😃

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Yes, she was an amazing artist. Cheers

Thank you for this she’s one of my favourite artists !!!!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

I love her!!!! awesome show!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers

Brilliant. Thanks. Really appreciate your richly informative work.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! Cheers

Glad i ve subscribed to the channel. Really enlightning!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. Cheers

Fabulous. And I had never heard of this artist before. Thank you for making this.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She deserves to be better known. Glad you liked the video. Cheers

It would be wonderful if you did a video on Takato Yamamoto since it is so difficult to find information on anything about his biography... not much is known and I am fascinated by his work.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

For copyright reasons I don't make videos of living artists

I had never ever heard of this artist = thank you for this.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

very very happy i stumble into your channel!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Cheers

Can't believe what I'm seeing - not one for competition in creativity, but seriously - who is better than Amrita?! How did I come this far, as drawing mentor, even - without knowing of her... she's pure Kali... thank you so so much - for all your brilliant videos, but absolutely for this revelation especially. Love your channel, and will support on patreon asap. Arguably, in my psychic work, I have several spirit guides who are artists who died before their time; Christiane Pflug being the first of them, and Violeta Parra being the strongest - wouldn't I love to connect with Amrita... wouldn't we all... thank you so much. So many people would want her dead, ahead of the future she was guaranteed to create - I'd consider Egan as the least/last of them, but I'll try my psychic methods to find out... wow.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like my videos and my channel, she certainly was a great artist. Many thanks

I've just discovered your channel and I love it. It's great that you introduce people to a lot of female artists as well, many of them have been underestimated in the past 💫💛

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Cheers

Beautiful paintings. Short, sad life.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. Cheers

I love her work!

@ArtHistorySchool

9 ай бұрын

She was a much under rated artist.

Thank you for enlightening me about this wonderful, somewhat troubled artist! What a fascinating life and what gorgeous art work!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

Thank you for bringing this artists to us. I would have never considered that there are artists from Southern Asia. It makes sense, but as she said, the artists from Europe are more prominent. I love her paintings as realism is boring for me and feel we are kindred spirits in that respect. I look forward to your videos. You put so much energy into them and it comes across in the video.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment. She was a great painter. Cheers

Brilliant. Well researched. Subscribed.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for subscribing. Much appreciated!

Loved it! Thank you

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

Great art! Thanks for sharing!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Amazing work.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

You should for sure talk about The legendary Japanese woodblock Artist Hokusai, Yoshitoshi and Kawanabe.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I'll add them to my list.

@Purplelightningtiger

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool awesome, thank you so much 😁🙏🏻.

Thank you. Just wonderful!!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

Filipino artists next please ✨🌞 love your videos!!!!! No skipping ads.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like my videos. I'll have a look at Filipino artists, unfortunately due to copyright issues they will have to have died a few decades ago. Cheers

que historia mas conmovente, gracias, no la conocia y me enamore de ella!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Ella era una artista maravillosa. Salud

The mother of India's modern Art ........❤️

@ArtHistorySchool

9 ай бұрын

Very True

@sakshitiwari4932

9 ай бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool yes sir

thanks a lot for this... from Dhaka, Bangladesh...

@ArtHistorySchool

2 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Cheers from England

Excelente video , sigo aprendiendo, gracias

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Gracias

Wonderful video!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Fascinating

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

YOUR VIDEOS AND INFORMATION ARE EXCELLENT! Congratulations and thank you very much for sharing soooo OUTSTANDING ART WORK!🙏👏🤗

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Muchas gracias!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Very nice video!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very informative and very very interesting. What a life and what a painter !!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was. Glad you liked the video. Cheers

Thanku so much for this video she is legend

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was.

Thanks!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for your contribution, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers

amazing art of sher gil!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

True. Cheers

Thank you !!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks..... For fulfilling my wantinggs..... Amrita Shergill..... Such an interesting artist

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly was. Cheers

@shuvechhabose2892

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool yes... Her life and works inspires us a lot... Have a nice day.. Cheers!

Wonderful

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

So interesting!!! She's one of a kind ,,,!!!thank you for this wonderful videos !!!! Namaste and ShalOm 🕉️🕊️

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Really pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers

Very Interesting. I'd never heard of this painter.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers

Great ❤ wonderful and powerful...!!!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Nice video ❤️

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Thank you very much!🥀

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

Muy bien, gracias y felicitaciones por otro video de muy alta calidad. Saludos

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias, me alegra que te haya gustado el video. Salud

Great!!!😍👍🏾

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🤗

Fantastic

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Very good

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

Please make video on first Indian /Asian Picasso Jamini Roy His 2d style was so original, unique

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he is on my list, but it will be a while.

Beautiful paintings but with sad life😮

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed.

Many years ago, a decade later, I learned about this wonderful artist. What caught my attention then was that the web pages always stated that Amrita Sher-Gil claimed to have been influenced by the painting school in Nagybanya (now Baia Mare, Romania), the city where I live, but I don't think so. Her painting style is far from the style of the Nagybanya painting school.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I am not aware of any link between her art and the Nagybanya School, but who knows?

@katray7452

2 жыл бұрын

How interesting. It seems she had had more style influences from the Parisian schools. Her work seemed to be very similar to Gauguin.

Wow!!!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Cheers

Thanks 🙋‍♀️

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

I can't believe i'm 40 and l'm only hearing about her now

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

She deserves to be better know. Cheers

EXCELENTE!!!!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

That was great, thank you?

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers

I’ve noticed that recently the channel uploads a video on a men then on women of art in tithing order. I don’t know if it is a coincidence but I immensely appreciative this content. Thank you for inspiration!!

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

I try to look at artists who are interesting, and there are a lot of interesting female artists around.

This is a useful, lively and interesting series of what essentially lighthearted vignettes which whilst no substitute for looking at the art they created does nonetheless add something to it, mostly in terms of context and the artists cultural and historic backgrounds.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

My videos are, as you say an introduction to life of the artist, they try to put their lives into an historical and cultural context. They are not an in depth look into the artist's work.

@Eris123451

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchoolII generally find them to be light, fun and informative without being superficial; no mean feat that.

Always interested in amrita sher gill

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she is fascinating.

Wow

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

AMRITA SHERGILL ..A LEGEND. # Dr.Kanchans desk

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she was.

@kanchangupta2038

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool in New Delhi , a lane in named " AMRITA SHERGILL MARG " .. # Dr.Kanchans

❤❤❤❤

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Several years ago after watching your video about Andy Warhol, I commented about you ignoring his sexuality. At the time you said that it was because your main market was American schools. As a straight male, I am glad that you have turned that corner. Our sexuality, our religion, our philosophies and our politics are all crucial to an understanding of our art.

@ArtHistorySchool

9 ай бұрын

You are right, but it was nothing to do with turning corners or changing views, simply trying to understand the market. It's true a number of years ago my channel, then called 'artistinschool' was aimed at school children. 50% of my views at that time came from America, but I hadn't realised how very conservative some parts of America are. I used to get a lot of flack relating to art imagery and content which I would have had no problem showing to kids and dicussing with in secondary schools in the UK when I was teaching - hence my over-caution. Now having changed the channel's name to Art History School I make my videos for adults. I still get some very prejudice and bigoted comments from some quarters but now I return 'fire with both barrels'.

I would really prefer to see this wonderful video WITHOUT the superimposed text, which sadly destroys the visuals. Is it possible? Thank you, Kevin. Artist.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to subtitles or the labels put on to explain the paintings. The former you can turn off the latter you can't.

I liked how he told her story and her work. But one thing he keeps on mentioning her as Indian or asian, even though she is half hungarian from her mom's side. And she lived half of her life in europe and half in india. I wonder which side of her parents would she herself relate more with?!

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

If you look at her writings and her views, paintings etc she definitely identified as being Indian.

I wish your videos were an hour long.

@ArtHistorySchool

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, they would take a very long time to produce.

Great Artists die young- not necessarily but usually

@ArtHistorySchool

2 ай бұрын

Sometimes they do. Cheers

You don't know about Francis Newton Souza the ammount of affairs he had was so problematic but none the less both were the pioneer of their style

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I do know about Souza, a great artist. Yes, they were both very much individuals.

Shimla (Sher-Gil's paternal home) is now part of another state of India, Himachal Pradesh...

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I understand it is. Cheers

7:23 it seems harsh to say “troubled love life” because she had a series of relationships. She might have been having fun, she may have known what she wanted and those people weren’t a good fit. Also, saying “troubled” after stating she dated both men and women seems an unnecessary jab at her personal choices.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Please don't make assumptions that I am making an 'unnecessary jab at her personal choices'. She is entitled to make whatever choices she wants. My comment is based on the numerous letters she wrote to her mother and others that indicate she was conflicted by her own desires. This probably explains why she sought the 'respectable choice' of marriage to her cousin, whilst still having relationships with others.

Their family very rich

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Not surprising

I have a question. Would she have been this well known if the didn't come from a wealthy background? Indian women from 1930's weren't allowed to go to school, let alone studying painting in a foreign land.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget she was born in Hungary and lived there until she was around 7 years old. Her father was a Sikh aristocrat so was reasonably wealthy. She had the opportunity and she took it. She proved herself to be a great painter and had the determination to succeed in a male dominated society.

@medusa29897

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool her affluent background helped her and she indeed was a latented artist. But I wonder how many talented women have we left behind either because they weren't allowed to be an artist or they didn't have the means for it.

@ArtHistorySchool

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder why you just mention talented women being left behind by not having the means or not being allowed? There are plenty of poor talented young men who were not allowed to become artists because they forced to get a 'proper jobs' to support families or didn't have wealthy parents. Poverty effects everybody.

@medusa29897

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtHistorySchool and sadly it exists even today. Whenever people try to take up any artistic job, society is like "why don't you get a real job?" They don't even consider art as real jobs. And I mentioned only women in the previous comments because back in 1930's india was hell for women. They weren't allowed education, let alone jobs.