Raja Ravi Varma: Painter of Colonial India - Hardcover

Chawla, Rupika

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8189995081 ISBN 13: 9788189995089

Publisher: Mapin Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

An account of painter Ravi Varma's traditional background and environment and how they related to the modernization of colonial India, as well as his profession as an aristocratic itinerant painter.

About this title

About the Author:

Rupika Chawla is a conservator of paintings who has restored several Ravi Varma art works. She is also a curator, and imparts training in conservation. She has written extensively on contemporary Indian art.

Review:

"Rupika Chawla's lavishly produced book is not a heavy academic tome. In style and substance, it is hugely engaging, carrying its scholarship with a remarkable lightness of grace. -- India Today "... rich in information and there are many insights awaiting the careful reader." -- The Hindu"

About this edition

• Publisher: Mapin Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 8189995081
• ISBN 13: 9788189995089
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360