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Laila Shahzada, Pakistani 1926-1994, The Red Sculpt; oils on canvas , signed, inscribed and...
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Laila Shahzada, Pakistani 1926-1994,
The Red Sculpt;
oils on canvas , signed, inscribed and labelled to back,
58.2 x 99.7cm. framed
Laila Shahzada was born in Littlehampton, England in 1926. After completing her basic education in England, she decided to become a painter-artist and trained initially in England in drawing and watercolour. Later, she trained under the artist, Ahmed Saeed Nagi, in Karachi who taught her how to use oils. She held her first solo exhibition at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi in 1960. Using artifacts of Indus Valley civilization in Pakistan as models, she made a series of paintings reflecting the culture of this ancient civilization. These paintings were shown at an exhibit at Karachi in 1976. In 1986, she participated in a group show at the Shorouks International Gallery, Regent Street, London. A total of 60 to 70 paintings were done by her before hear death. She was killed in a gas explosion at her studio on 20 July 1994
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