Famous landscape painter Ghulam Rasul introduced a new dimension to the art of painting in Pakistan by portraying rural life in his masterpieces. He had obtained a Masters Degree in Fine Art in 1964 from the Punjab University and joined the university's faculty as a lecturer in 1965. Despite his preliminary training as a painter, it was his involvement with printmaking that added a very distinctive, signature element to Ghulam Rasul's work. The dynamic painter who was said to be keeping good health died of cardiac arrest on December 3, 2009. He was 67.
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Throughout his career, Ghulam Rasul continued to paint outdoors and to create prints in his studio. He travelled widely and his work was exhibited in many foreign countries as well as in Pakistan.
Throughout his career it was his involvement with printmaking that added a very unique, signature element to Ghulam Rasul's work.
He gave a new dimension to the art of painting in Pakistan by depicting and portraying village life in his masterpieces.
Mysterious Trichmir-Chitral, 1996
Oil on canvas 90x60cm
Trees in Autumn
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