Paintings and Drawings

Introduction

Portrait of Sri Aurobindo

Self-Portraits

The Paintings

THE MOTHER

The Drawings

 The Mother as an Artist

The Mother on Art

Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings

 The Mother (Mirra Alfassa, 1878 -1973) loved to draw and paint from her childhood. Though art was only one of her many interests, it occupied a prominent place in her early life. She began to take drawing lessons at the age of eight. Two years later she started to learn oil painting and other painting techniques. By the time she was twelve she was doing portraits. In 1892, when she was fourteen, one of her charcoal drawings was exhibited at the International "Blanc et Noir" Exhibition in Paris.