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Commemorating her birth centenary, this collection of essays maps Amrita Sher-Gil's (1913-1941) creativity and life - ranging from the early writings by past masters to modern and contemporary critiques, this volume explores the genius of an influential avant-garde artist.
Sommario
- Introduction
- Process of Art
- Evolution of My Art
- Notes towards a Biography of Amrita Sher-Gil
- Amrita Sher-Gil: An Artistic Evaluation
- Amrita Sher-Gil: A Genuine Artist: Striving for Excellence
- Amrita Sher-Gil and the East-West Dilemma
- The Doomed Romantic
- Transformation of the Pre-modern to the Modern in Early Twentieth-Century Indian Art
- Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941): The Indian Painter and Her French and Hungarian Connections
- A Painter of Concern: Critical Writings on Amrita Sher-Gil
- Amrita Sher-Gil: Painter Par Excellence The Unfolding of Art
- Mythic Encounters
- Charles Fabri: An Iconoclastic Vision
- Indian Flamingo: A Novel of Modern India
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyrights and Credits
- Acknowledgements
- About the Editor and Contributors
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Yashodhara Dalmia is a well-known art historian and independent curator.
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Commemorating her birth centenary, this collection of essays maps Amrita Sher-Gil's (1913-1941) creativity and life - ranging from the early writings by past masters to modern and contemporary critiques, this volume explores the genius of an influential avant-garde artist.
