Professional Model
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| Professional Model | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Amrita Sher-Gil |
| Year | 1933 |
| Location | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi |
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]
