S. H. Raza Quotes

Sayed Haider "S. H." Raza was an Indian painter who lived and worked in France since 1950, while maintaining strong ties with India.He was a renowned Indian artist. His works are mainly abstracts in oil or acrylic, with a very rich use of color, replete with icons from Indian cosmology as well as its philosophy. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Academy in 1981, Padma Bhushan in 2007, and Padma Vibhushan in 2013. He was conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the Commandeur de la Legion d'honneur on July 14, 2015.He became one of India's priciest modern artist on 10 June 2010 when a seminal work, Saurashtra by the 88-year-old was sold for ₹16.42 crore at a Christie's auction.In 1959 he married the French artist Janine Mongillat, who died in 2002 of cancer, in 2010 he decided to return to India.

✵ 22. February 1922 – 23. July 2016
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Famous S. H. Raza Quotes

“We are thrilled that this work will return to India as a fitting tribute to the artist and a celebration of art from this region.”

By Hugo Weihe, Christie's International Director of Asian Art and Yamini Mehta quoted in "Raza's painting sold at record price".

“I tell god that he has been responsible enough. Without him it wouldn't have been possible. Thanks to him I could achieve these heights.”

Indian contemporary artists have not reached my standard: SH Raza

S. H. Raza Quotes about art

S. H. Raza Quotes about painting

“India is always in my heart and I put that in my paintings and sometimes in my dairies and letters.”

This is a sum of all my experiences: SH Raza

“Installations are usually very mediocre. These new ideas are alright to promote themselves but I think real promotion can be done if they make good paintings or good sculptures.”

His views on the 3D art, installations and the new forms of art.
Indian contemporary artists have not reached my standard: SH Raza

S. H. Raza Quotes

“This exhibition is a sum total of all my experiences and all my research.”

On the exhibition of his 39 new paintings in Mumbai.
This is a sum of all my experiences: SH Raza

“I am very happy. My only ambition is that the quality of my work should go ahead.”

On his artistic work till date.
This is a sum of all my experiences: SH Raza

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