Vivan Sundaram´s family

I went to the Modern Art Museum in Sintra to see the exhibition of Vivan Sundaram and I discovered a whole family of artists: the grandfather Umrao Singh Sher-Gil (photographer), the hungarian grandmother Marie-Antoinette Gottesman-Baktay (opera singer) and the aunt Amrita Sher-Gil (painter). Some breathtaking photos. So exciting the stories behind them.


Umrao Singh Sher-Gil
Left: After a bath. Self-portrait (1904) / Right: Amrita playing the sitar (1936)


Left: Umrao Singh Sher-Gil with grandson Vivan (1946)
Right: Vivan Sundaram - Black Nude (2001)


Vivan Sundaram
Left: Amrita dreaming - 2 (2002) / Right: Amrita dreaming - 3 (2002)

Happiness? The discovery. Planes leaving. Another grey day on the beach and the promise of a storm (that did not come).