Amrita Sher-Gil
Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Indian painter born to a Punjabi Sikh father and a Hungarian Jewish mother. Sometimes known as India's Frida Kahlo, today she is considered an important woman painter of 20th century India, whose legacy stands on par with that of the Masters of Bengal Renaissance; she is also the most expensive woman painter of India.
In our article "Amrita Sher-Gil – India’s Frida Kahlo" you can read more about her short but interesting life.
Part of the South Indian trilogy, Bride's Toilet along with paintings done in this period was inspired by the classical tradition of the Ajanta murals. Amrita Sher-Gil painted the image with a large group of figures and used a richly diverse palette to delineate them.