Quote#Art
I was positively stunned and have straightaway become a votary of…
Quote byAmrita Sher-Gil · 1913–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sikh Heritage, Amrita Shergil, In.
English (original)
I was positively stunned and have straightaway become a votary of Mathura art to the exclusion of all the other and later schools. I had some of the things in reproductions but never dreamt they were so magnificent. With the possible exception of Mahabalipuram I don’t think I have seen anything in Indian sculpture that I liked so much.
— Amrita Sher-Gil
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