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About the artist:
Born in 1946 in Bombay. Shamshad Husain did his Diploma in Painting from College of Fine Arts, Baroda and Post Graduation from the Royal College of Art, London. His works reflects pictorial significance of the human figure both as an artistic expression and a statement of faith in man’s social existence. This was later reinforced by the prevailing art ideals in the academic circles in Baroda during his Diploma. At the Royal College of Art, Shamshad’s exposure to what was emergent in western art could have broadened the range of his imagery, but his concern in man as a social being left a permanent impression on his art. He found a vibrant and stimulating environment, while grappling with questions of his identity as an Indian versus the Western influence of his late-Modernist British training. It was during this time that graphic clarity and the essential flatness of the painted surface became recurring elements in his works. He painted people with a restrained palette and society on a daily basis with realistic details of the place.