CONDITION USED GOOD , THE CRUCIBLE OF PAINTING , THE ART OF JEHANGIR SABAVALA , RANJIT HOSKOTE, HARDCOVER, 2005

The Crucible of Painting: The Art of Jehangir Sabavala by Ranjit Hoskote is an expanded biography of one of India’s most celebrated modern artists. Published alongside a major retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art, it traces Sabavala’s journey from his privileged Parsi upbringing and European art training to his evolution as a painter in post-independence India. Blending Cubist discipline with lyrical, visionary landscapes and figurative works, the book highlights his search for identity, beauty, and transcendence in a rapidly changing world.