The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. In April, a new record was set for the Indian art market when a painting by renowned Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma, created in the late nineteenth century, became the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold at auction. Yashoda and Krishnasold for 1.67 billion...
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. “Art can shock, and thereby inspire recognition and change,” wrote artist, writer, and doctor Gieve Patel in his 1989 essay “Contemporary Indian Painting.” Among the six painters Patel examined, the idea resonates most strongly with Tyeb Mehta, whose work confronted the violence and instability...