Hasnat Mehmood
(1978)
A Letter to All
Born in 1978 in Jhelum, Pakistan, Hasnat Mehmood is a visual artist who received his BFA in Miniature Painting from National College of Arts in Lahore. Trained as a traditional miniature painter, he uses his knowledge of the art form to address contemporary issues.
Some of Mehmood’s solo shows include ‘I Love Miniature’ at Aicon Gallery, New York; ‘Buy One Get One’ at Rohtas gallery in Lahore; and ‘Original Image May Vary’ at Chawkandi...
Born in 1978 in Jhelum, Pakistan, Hasnat Mehmood is a visual artist who received his BFA in Miniature Painting from National College of Arts in Lahore. Trained as a traditional miniature painter, he uses his knowledge of the art form to address contemporary issues.
Some of Mehmood’s solo shows include ‘I Love Miniature’ at Aicon Gallery, New York; ‘Buy One Get One’ at Rohtas gallery in Lahore; and ‘Original Image May Vary’ at Chawkandi gallery in Karachi. His group shows include ‘Extra Ordinary’, ‘37 Do It Yourself Art Ideas for Free’ at Canvas gallery in Karachi; ‘Here and Now’, a group show curated by Quddus Mirza at Lahore Art gallery in Lahore; ‘Icons/Pakistan Zinda Baad’, a two-person show at Canvas gallery in Karachi; ‘Playing with a Loaded Gun: Apexart’ in New York; ‘Around Miniature’ at Canvas Gallery, Karachi; ‘Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration’, curated by Hammad Nasar at Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, CT, USA; ‘Beyond The Page: Contemporary Art from Pakistan’, a group show at Asia House and Manchester Art Gallery, UK; and ‘Lahore Lovelies’ with Talha Rathor at Aicon Gallery in London.
Mehmood’s works are in the collections of the British Museum, London; Fukuoka Museum of Asian Arts, Japan; and the American Consulate in Karachi.
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WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
9-10 DECEMBER 2020
Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000
Rs 4,38,000 - 5,84,000
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$5,100
Rs 3,72,300
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ARTWORK DETAILS
Hasnat Mehmood
A Letter to All
2004
Pencil and gouache on Wasli
18 x 10.5 in (45.7 x 26.7 cm)
PROVENANCE Green Cardamom, London Saffronart, 7-8 November 2012, lot 16 Private Collection, UK
EXHIBITEDTranscendent Contemplations: Paintings by Hasnat Mehmood and Saira Wasim , London: Green Cardamom, 2004 PUBLISHED Hammad Nasar, Anna J Sloan and Atteqa Ali, Transcendent Contemplations: Paintings by Hasnat Mehmood and Saira Wasim , London: Green Cardamom, 2004
Category: Painting
Style: Figurative
ARTWORK SIZE:
Height of Figure: 6'