Fine Arts

Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Few can be said to have had as broad an impact on European art in the twentieth century as these two cultural gia...

In the Shadow of the Devi Kumaon: Of a Land, a People, a Craft

A large bulk of Indian miniature paintings comes from Rajasthan. These miniatures are endowed with warm colours, primitive vigour, directness of ex...

Catalog of the donated paintings of Horst Metzger.

This work centers upon Manaku of Guler – older brother of the greatly celebrated Nainsukh – reconstructing whatever little is known of his life, bu...

This book is a tribute to the image-makers of Kumortuli, as well as a social and cultural account of Durga Puja—the most important religious festiv...

A poet, philosopher, essayist, playwright, actor and director, Antonin Artaud was a visionary writer and a major influence within and beyond the Fr...

Published to accompany the 2014 art exhibits at Museum of Sacred Art, Belgium.

Madhubani art's origin is believed to go back to the ancient era of the Ramayana, when the town was decorated by inhabitants of the region for the ...

The Art of Bikaner features about sixty paintings mostly on handmade paper and some on silk. Executed in Bikaner style, the works have clearly been...

The book is a pictorial record of an art form that is now almost completely extinct. The range of these painting is truly awe-inspiring. They not o...

This book highlights treasures of the Salar Jung Museum, showcasing the extraordinary personal collection of the Salar Jung family, presented under...

Unacknowledged during her life and considered an icon post her death, between these polarities lies the journey and the struggle for expression of ...

A collection of work from a prolific and well-respected contemporary Indian artist.

Nicholas Roerich continues to arouse the interest of extensive scholarship, both adulatory and critical. Some give him the status of a demigod, whi...

The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its o...

This book is the result of the author’s long and close association with Ramkinkar Baij, one of the finest exponents of neo-Indian art and perhaps o...

This “micro art history study” documents in its first part all known samples of anasara pati-paintings, i.e. annually produced pictures on cloth wh...

This book celebrates India’s spectacular textile art. It takes the reader on a visual odyssey spanning 500 years, tracing the images created on clo...

Rabindranath Tagore’s experiments with ink and colour come alive in this book. It shows how he gradually moved from diagrammatic abstract forms, cr...

A well-researched book on the universal resonance in Indian art and culture, covering the grand Indian heritage by providing an overview of the vis...

India has an astonishingly rich variety of painting traditions. While miniature painting schools became virtually extinct with the decline of arist...

This book is perhaps the first ever to appear on a traditional painter of the past in India. Received a Certificate of Merit (Jacket, English categ...

The delights of Indian art and poetry are brought to the young reader. A new world opens up, through some of the most important images of gods and ...

As public interest in modern art continues to grow, there is a real need for a book that will engage general readers, offering them not only inform...

His mother’s gone, there’s no one to cook hot rice when it’s evening . . . No one to say, ‘Son, sit near my lap and eat.’ ‘Ma, from Dusk to Dawn’ i...

This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored...

Developed by English handwriting masters in the 18th century, copperplate calligraphy is admired for its fluidity and beauty. It is the most popula...

This is a comprehensive guide to teach writing and story development from a collaborative global perspective. This book teaches writers how to tak...

With his Indian vision and French sens de la plastique coalescing to create a unique modernism, S. H. Raza has been a master of colours, concepts a...

Leela Mukherjee (1916–2003) was one the first women sculptors of modern India. Born in Karachi, she was educated at Banaras and Santiniketan, where...

• Documents artist Somnath Hore's paper-pulp prints series titled Wounds, its inception and making • Translating the artist's response to the Naxa...

Jayashree Chakravarty (b. 1956) completed her Graduation at Visva Bharati in the sprawling natural environs of Santiniketan. She pursued her Master...

An exploration of phrases and excerpts that inspire a major contemporary artist. Over the past several years, renowned South African artist Willi...

This book on the Kasauli Art Centre, located at Ivy Lodge, Kasauli – which functioned as a centre for the arts and was actively engaged in numerous...

The book is a simple commemoration of the work of master potter Ira Chaudhuri over seven decades – primarily through more than 150 images of her wo...

• Showcases nearly 2000 never-before published miniature paintings of the Mahabharata by Allah Baksh, from late 17th century Mewar • Features fine...

Heralded as the father of Indian Creative Dance, and India’s cultural ambassador, Uday Shankar (1900–1977) was a dancer and choreographer who creat...

For a long time, women artists, particularly in India, did not have it easy. So, what contributes to a woman artist's success? Is it grit, determ...