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The Art

Anjolie Ela Menon

The significant role of women artists in Bulbul Sharma, Kanchan Chander, and many contemporary Indian art cannot be denied.

other women artists not only challenged the long-There was a time when fields like painting

standing male dominance in the field of art but

and sculpture were considered to be meant only

also established themselves firmly. Among them,

for men. In the last century, Amrita Sher-Gil was if Anjolie Ela Menon is considered a leading figure, the first woman artist who not only established it is because, over her more than six-decade—

her identity in this field within the country but long artistic career, she has consistently proven also gained recognition at the international level.

herself in terms of subject matter, technique,

Moreover, Amrita Sher-Gil influenced many of her and experimentation. She still regards her first contemporaries and later painters. Her influence painting, Head, created at around the age of can also be seen in the work of Anjolie Ela Menon.

seventeen, as a foundational example for herself.

Anjolie Ela Menon, Devyani Krishna, Arpita Singh, Born in 1940, Anjolie Ela Menon received her first Arpana Caur, Gogi Saroj Pal, Rekha Rodwittiya, formal training in art at the age of sixteen at Sir 16