Marie Antoinette Gottesman
Hungarian opera singer (1881–1948)
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Marie Antoinette Gottesman (4 February 1881–1948) was a Hungarian socialite, opera singer, sister of Ervin Baktay, wife of Umrao Singh Sher-Gil and mother of the artist Amrita Sher-Gil and her sister Indira Sundaram.[1][2]
Born4 February 1881
Died1948 (aged 66–67)
Marie Antoinette Gottesman | |
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Marie Antoinette c. 1910 (Budapest) | |
| Born | 4 February 1881 |
| Died | 1948 (aged 66–67) |
Personal life
She married Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia, an Indian Jat Sikh aristocrat and scholar from the Majithia family, in 1912. The couple had two daughters, Amrita Sher-Gil, a visual artist, and Indira Sundaram (née Sher-Gil).[3]
Marie was affected deeply by her daughter Amrita's death in 1941. She believed Amrita's husband, Viktor Egan, was indirectly responsible. Marie committed suicide in 1948.[4]
