Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts and Books | April 2017

218 | Osian’s–Connoisseurs of Art Education 1900 Apprenticed to Master Mohammad Abdullah, a commercial artist Select Infrastructure-building & Teaching Activities 1909 Employed in the Mughalpura Railway Workshop to paint signs and letters on railway carriages 1914 Employed to paint scenes for Urdu stage productions in Kolkata, India 1915-19 Worked in Lala Ram Lal’s studio, Mumbai, India 1915-19 Worked as commercial artist for Paisa Akhbar, Lahore, Pakistan 1915-19 Attached to the court of the Maharaja of Patiala, India Select Awards and Honours 1923 First Prize, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India Select Exhibitions 1923 Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India 1924-75 Nagpur, India Patiala, India Shimla, India Pune, India Kolkata, India Chennai, India Bengaluru, India Lahore, Pakistan 1976 Karachi Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan Ustad Allah Bukhsh 1895-1978 Lot 37 Lot 58 detail Education 1911-13 Mayo School of Art, Lahore, Pakistan 1932-36 Student of Printmaking, London, U.K. Select Awards and Honours 1934 Received the title Khan Bahadur, Pakistan Designated National Artist of Pakistan, Pakistan Original Chughtai paintings were gifted to all visiting Heads of State U.N.O. art correspondent, Jacg-baal-Teshuva, wrote Chughtai’s paintings are the most outstanding among the entire permanent collection of United Nations President’s Pride for Performance Award, Pakistan Conferred the title Hilal-e-Imtiaz for service to his country, Pakistan Select Solo Exhibitions 1920 Punjab Fine Art Society, Lahore, Pakistan Lahore Museum, Lahore, Pakistan 1937 Royal Academy of Art, London, U.K. 1940s Hyderabad, India 2005 Young Boys, Chughtai Art Home, Lahore, Pakistan Select Group Exhibitions 1920s Exhibitions with the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata, India 2005 Revisualising India, Curated by Neville Tuli from The Osian’s Archive & Library Collection, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India (16 August - 02 September) 2006 The Osian Asian, Curated by Neville Tuli from The Osian’s Archive & Library Collection, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India (29 June - 19 July) M.A.R. Chughtai 1897-1975