Summary Abdul Rehman Chughtai died in Lahore on 17th January, 1975.
Abdur Rahman Chughtai was a famous painter of Pakistan who is well known for his unique and distinctive painting style influenced by Mughal art‚ miniature painting‚ Art Nouveau and Islamic art traditions. He is considered the first significant modern Muslim artist from South Asia and the national artist of Pakistan.
He was given the title of Khan Bahadur in 1934‚ awarded Pakistan s Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1960‚ and the Presidential medal for Pride of Performance in 1968.
He was born in Lahore in the area known as Mohalla Chabuk Sawaran ‚ the second son of Karim Bukhsh‚ in a family descended from generations of craftsmen‚ architects‚ and decorators. Chughtai briefly learnt naqqashi from his uncle Baba Miran Shah Naqqash at a local mosque.
In 1916‚ Chughtai s first painting in a revivalist oriental style appeared in the Modern Review. He had his first exhibition in 1920 at the Punjab Fine Art Society.
