Ahmed Parvez [ Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

: احمد پروىز (1926] , Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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 - 1979) was a Pakistani modernist

Modernism

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 painter

Painting

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 whose work was marked with energy. He was member of The Lahore Group in Pakistan and founder member of the Pakistan Group in London

London

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He was one of the most remarkable artist

Artist

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s produced by Pakistan and he received widespread acclaim in Pakistan and abroad.

Life in USA

He spent two years in the USA in the 1960s before returning home. During this time he exhibited at Galerie Internationale in New York

New York

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Postage stamp

On 14 August 2006, Pakistan Post

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 issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet of stamps to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani painters. Besides Ahmed Parvez, the other nine painters were: Laila Shahzada

Laila Shahzada

Laila Shahzada is one of Pakistan's most internationally renowned artists. She was of the first women painters in Pakistan to gain international recognition, with exhibitions around the world including Pakistan, London, Paris, Tokyo, Monte Carlo and New York.-Honours:She was awarded the...

, Askari Mian Irani

Askari Mian Irani

-Early life and education:Irani received a diploma in design from the National College of Arts , Lahore in 1967.-Stamp design:Irani designed two stamps of the Third Organisation of the Islamic Conference issue....

, Sadequain

Sadequain

Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi , Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, also often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a world-renowned Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter...

, Ali Imam

Ali Imam

-Works:Immam has written more than 200 books, translated nearly 40. Child psychology, humanism and adventure is found in his writing. A simple style is available. Adventures, science fictions, stories related with historic events are the categories....

, Shakir Ali

Shakir Ali

Shakir Ali [ Urdu: شاکر على Shakir Ali [ Urdu: شاکر على Shakir Ali [ Urdu: شاکر على (1914–1975] was an influential modern Pakistani artist and art teacher. He was the principal of the National College of Arts in Lahore. He joined Mayo School of Art as Lecturer in Art in 1954 and after the...

, Anna Molka Ahmed

Anna Molka Ahmed

Anna Molka Ahmed was a famous Pakistani artist and pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947. She was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore.-Background:...

, Zahoor ul Akhlaq

Zahoor ul Akhlaq

Zahoor ul Akhlaq was a pioneering artist from Pakistan. He is known for his approach to painting, sculpture, design and architecture, as well as his teaching at the NCA in Lahore....

, Zubeida Agha

Zubeida Agha

Zubeida Agha [ Urdu: زبىده آغا ] was the first Pakistani modern artist. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, she was the first artist to have an exhibition of her paintings. She helped bring the modern idiom to Pakistan.-Career:...

 and Bashir Mirza

Bashir Mirza

Bashir Mirza PP, was a Pakistani painter.-Early life:Born in Amristar in 1941, a Tonga makers son, B.M. manage to climb the ladder to fame.-Education:...

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