Sayed Haider “S. H.” Raza (1922 – 2016)
Sayed Haider
also known as S. H. Raza was a very famous Indian painter and was living and
working in France since 1950. He used to work on mostly abstracts in acrylics
or oil paints. He was a Padma Vibhushan(2013) Padma Bhushan(2007) and a fellow
of Lalit Kala Akademi(1981), Padamshree(1981).
also known as S. H. Raza was a very famous Indian painter and was living and
working in France since 1950. He used to work on mostly abstracts in acrylics
or oil paints. He was a Padma Vibhushan(2013) Padma Bhushan(2007) and a fellow
of Lalit Kala Akademi(1981), Padamshree(1981).
On 10 June
2010, he became one of the priciest modern Indian artist when one of his work
was sold for INR 16.42 Crore ($3,486,965).
His painting
works ranged from expressionistic landscapes to abstract ones. He loved working
with watercolors and later went on to work with themes of landscapes of mind. He
was also very much impressed with Ajanta cave paintings as well as Ellora cave paintings and used to
visit the place frequently. He was also influenced by famous Indian artist’s such as Amrita Sher-Gil.
He lived till 23 July 2016 and will always be remembered
as a legend of Art and painting.
works ranged from expressionistic landscapes to abstract ones. He loved working
with watercolors and later went on to work with themes of landscapes of mind. He
was also very much impressed with Ajanta cave paintings as well as Ellora cave paintings and used to
visit the place frequently. He was also influenced by famous Indian artist’s such as Amrita Sher-Gil.
He lived till 23 July 2016 and will always be remembered
as a legend of Art and painting.
“My
work is my own inner experience and involvement with the mysteries of nature
and form which is expressed in colour, line, space and light”.
– S. H. Raza
