Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India after Independence At the time of his

At the time of his death in 1945

Wherever possible he deliberately chose native stone

excellent condition inside

At almost exactly the same time

including war

Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India after Independence At the time of hisHardback Condition: New Following independence in 1947, India's artists faced a particular challenge: how to express the new nations distinctive character while entering a global discourse focused on modernisms universal premises of experimentation and shared human values. In the absence of a dominant aesthetic, painters could turn where they wished and blend as they liked from Abstract Expressionism to Tantric spiritualism; from Rajasthani painting