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S. H. Raza. Sayed Haider Raza LH (22 February 1922 – 23 July 2016) was an Indian painter who lived and worked in France for most of his career. [1] Born on 22 February 1922 in Kakkaiya (District Mandla), Central Provinces, British India (present-day Madhya Pradesh ), Raza moved to France in 1950, marrying the French artist Janine Mongillat in ...
Jul 23, 2016 · Sayed Haider Raza, commonly known as S. H. Raza, was an Indian painter who lived and worked in France since 1950. Let's have a look at his life history, paintings and achievements.
Sayed Haider "S. H." Raza (22 February 1922 – 23 July 2016) was an Indian painter who lived and worked in France since 1950, while maintaining strong ties with India.
Who was S.H. Raza? The son of a forest ranger, Sayed Haider Raza was born in 1922 in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He would go on to become one of his country’s most important 20th-century painters. ‘The most tenacious memory of my childhood is the fear and fascination of Indian forests,’ Raza said in 2001.
6 days ago · At the heart of S H Raza’s art is the celebration of nature, whether it emerged through his early expressionist watercolour landscapes from the 1940s, or the Cubist compositions during his time in Paris, or his later abstract works characterised by the fusion of geometric forms with principles of spirituality.
Master artist S. H. Raza or Syed Haider Raza was known for abstract paintings influenced by bindu, Indian spirituality and scriptures.
S.H. Raza. I Germination. In 1947 when India became independent Raza was twenty-five years old. It was a coming of age for the country, of turmoil and tragedy with a feverish search for a new identity. In the next year, the Progressive Artists including Souza, Husain and Raza held their first exhibition in Bombay.
Jul 23, 2016 · A few years ago, aged 89, S.H. Raza was game to talk to children almost like one, maybe just a couple of years older. Then, at the Jaipur Literature Festival he allowed the youngsters, who...
Sep 28, 2016 · S. H. Raza in Paris. Photo: The Raza Foundation, New Delhi. FOR SOME REASON, which now will forever remain a mystery, the great Indian painter S. H. Raza was always known by his family name. His initials stood for Sayed Haider, but one rarely found these used.
Dec 15, 2022 · With nearly one hundred pieces, this exhibition is the first monographic presentation of the work of Indian painter Sayed Haider Raza (1922 – 2016) in France, where he lived and worked from 1950 to 2011.
