Sadequain

Acquired from a private collection, Pakistan

There are losses to the pigment, particularly around the edges of the painting. Small pins have been driven into the board to attach it to the stretcher and these are visible around the edges as well. Craquelure is present in the thicker areas of paint, especially visible in the black pigment.
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A recipient of the prestigious Laureate Biennale de Paris, Sadequain is one of Pakistan’s most famous artists. Entirely self-taught, his illustrious three decade career produced some of the most intricate and visually stunning works on the market today. Lauded for his calligraphic and abstracted figurative forms, his method is distinct from his other contemporaries and unrivalled in the field of Modernism.