Painter
Amrita Sher-Gil
Trained in Paris and returned to paint rural India in a way nobody had, and died at twenty-eight. India treats her paintings as national treasures.
Amrita Sher-Gil was a Hungarian-Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a pioneer in modern Indian art. Drawn to painting from an early age, Sher-Gil started formal lessons at the age of eight. She first gained recognition at the age of 19, for her 1932 oil painting Young Girls. Sher-Gil depicted everyday life of the people in her paintings.
- Born
- 1913-01-30, Budapest, HungaryA Thursday
- Died
- 1941-12-05, Lahore, PakistanA Friday, aged 28
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- British Raj
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1913-01-30, Budapest, Hungary · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Budapestthe zone used then
Europe/BudapestThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 9°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 23°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 0°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 14°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 6°03′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 3°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 24°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 28°19′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1941-12-05, Lahore, Pakistan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Karachithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 12°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 3°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 29°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 16°51′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 23°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 27°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 29°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 5°36′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Amrita Sher-Gil was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.