Garhwal Paintings

Author: Mukandi LalPublisher: Publications DivisionYear: 1982Language: EnglishPages: 120ISBN/UPC (if available): B003DRNPAY DescriptionA fascinating and admirable book with 31 color plates and 47 Black and White Paintings and Sketches, demonstrating the beauty, importance and history of the Garhwal School.This work is the result of life-long research and is valuable contribution to the subject. The author studied many manuscripts and paintings which were preserved by the descendants of some artists to produce this monograph which is a valuable contribution to the literature on Pahari paintings. The term Pahari encompasses the entire submontane region from Jammu to Garhwal. Described as a reaction to;, assimilation, improvement and culmination of Mughal art, the Garhwal School of Painting emerged from the mutation process the richer by developing decorative detail. Though now extinct, the School earned a distinctiveness of style through the work of masters like Mola Ram.Like th