The Art Critic

Richard Bartholomew

BART,

640 pages (including 250 illustrations), R3,000

Drawing from Bartholomew’s art writing between the 1950s and the 1980s, this selection vividly documents the birth of the Modern in Indian art in an authoritative yet accessible voice, establishing a refreshing new standard for critical art writing. The book also features intimate portraits by Bartholomew of artists such as MF Husain, SH Raza, and FN Souza.