Indian Contemporary Art Post Independence | 1997

By Yashodhara Dalmia and Ella Datta

Published by Vadehra Art Gallery, 1997

Hardcover, 316 pages

25.3 x 34.5 x 3.4 cm

This is a superbly illustrated and highly informed study of the major artists and schools in the emergence of Indian contemporary art. This superbly illustrated volume brings together a collection of essays that explore the unique and fascinating history of Indian art post independence (1947). Featuring detailed and informative biographical profiles of more than 100 major contemporary Indian artists - set in the context of their artistic evolution - and an extensive account of the leading schools of artistic expression and movements that have influenced Indian art over the last five decades, this is a must-have volume for anyone interested in this increasingly popular and significant area of modern art.