There is a well-known story about contemporary artist and collector Amit Ambalal who bought his first pichwai artwork in 1960, at the age of 17, for a princely sum of ₹150. When he showed it to ...

The pieces date from the 18th to the 20th century. The pichwai (from the Hindi word for “behind”) is a central element of the Hindu Pushtimarg tradition. These often-monumental paintings ...

He draws the attention of the participants to the traditional elements of a Pichwai. “The human figures will have lotus petal shaped eyes and traditional Rajasthani garments. The painting will ...

Pichwai is a traditional Indian art having its origins in Rajasthan. Pichwai was originally designed to create a devotional atmosphere for the daily ‘shringaar’ of the god. Pichwai art ...

New Delhi, Sep 29 () The third edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale will recreate the historic tradition of pichwai paintings to suit the tastes of urban art connoisseurs. They were traditionally ...