Pakistan. 1895 - 1978
Landscape and portrait painting
Page loaded successfully. Showing similar artists for Anwar Jelal Shemza.
Anwar Jelal Shemza SIMILAR ARTISTS
1928 Simla, India - 1985. Known for: Modernist abstraction.
'Anwar Shemza chose to strike out in an individual direction entirely of his own invention'. (G. M. Butcher quoted in R. Garfield, ‘Navigating the British Landscape’, in I. Dadi (ed.), Anwar Jalal... Read full biography
'Anwar Shemza chose to strike out in an individual direction entirely of his own invention'. (G. M. Butcher quoted in R. Garfield, ‘Navigating the British Landscape’, in I. Dadi (ed.), Anwar Jalal Shemza, Ridinghouse, London, 2015, p. 20)Anwar Jalal Shemza was a pivotal Pakistani artist who made... Read full biography
'Anwar Shemza chose to strike out in an individual direction entirely of his own invention'. (G. M. Butcher quoted in R. Garfield, ‘Navigating the British Landscape’, in I. Dadi (ed.), Anwar Jalal Shemza, Ridinghouse, London, 2015, p. 20)Anwar Jalal Shemza was a pivotal Pakistani artist who made history in Lahore and London. In 1952, he co-founded the Lahore Art Circle with Shakir Ali, Razzia Feroz, Miriam Shah, Sheikh Safdar Ali, Moyene Najmi, Ali Imam and Ahmed Parvez. Shakir Ali, who had... Read full biography
'Anwar Shemza chose to strike out in an individual direction entirely of his own invention'. (G. M. Butcher quoted in R. Garfield, ‘Navigating the British Landscape’, in I. Dadi (ed.), Anwar Jalal Shemza, Ridinghouse, London, 2015, p. 20)Anwar Jalal Shemza was a pivotal Pakistani artist who made history in Lahore and London. In 1952, he co-founded the Lahore Art Circle with Shakir Ali, Razzia Feroz, Miriam Shah, Sheikh Safdar Ali, Moyene Najmi, Ali Imam and Ahmed Parvez. Shakir Ali, who had studied under Andre Lhote in Paris a few years earlier, motivated his artist peers to revisit tradition while also embracing abstraction. This seminal group introduced modern and progressive ideas to the city’s art scene, establishing a connection... Read full biography
'Anwar Shemza chose to strike out in an individual direction entirely of his own invention'. (G. M. Butcher quoted in R. Garfield, ‘Navigating the British Landscape’, in I. Dadi (ed.), Anwar Jalal Shemza, Ridinghouse, London, 2015, p. 20)Anwar Jalal Shemza was a pivotal Pakistani artist who made history in Lahore and London. In 1952, he co-founded the Lahore Art Circle with Shakir Ali, Razzia Feroz, Miriam Shah, Sheikh Safdar Ali, Moyene Najmi, Ali Imam and Ahmed Parvez. Shakir Ali, who had studied under Andre Lhote in Paris a few years earlier, motivated his artist peers to revisit tradition while also embracing abstraction. This seminal group introduced modern and progressive ideas to the city’s art scene, establishing a connection between Pakistani and global modernist movements.‘As a group, these artists pushed the boundaries of local debates on art and a... Read full biography
Page shows 3 sample artworks and 32 artists similar to Anwar Jelal Shemza. Sample images show some of Anwar Jelal Shemza's highest-priced auction results. Similar artists are ranked by similarity to Anwar Jelal Shemza's work and style.
Sample Images for Anwar Jelal Shemza
Carousel showing 3 sample artworks by Anwar Jelal Shemza. Use arrow keys to navigate, or click the indicator dots.
Carousel auto-advances every 5 seconds. Use arrow keys to manually navigate and stop auto-rotation.
Slide 1 of 3: City Wall
City Wall
Anwar Jelal ShemzaCity Wall
Anwar Jelal Shemza
Square Composition 4
Anwar Jelal Shemza
Square Composition 5
Anwar Jelal ShemzaArtists Similar to Anwar Jelal Shemza (32)
Collection of similar artists. Use arrow keys to navigate between artists, Enter or Space to select an artist, Home to go to first artist, End to go to last artist. Collection contains 32 artists.
Asia. Born 1980
Painting
India. Born 1972
Painting
Iran, Islamic Republic of, Japan. Born 1978
Narrative drawing, legend story painting
Pakistan. Born 1976
Painting
Pakistan. Born 1979
Layered watercolour drawings, miniature painting techniques, Bird Hunters series
New York / India. 1937 - 2020
Non-figurative drawing, spatial geometry, woodblock prints and calligraphy
India. 1916 - 1996
Painting
Pakistan. 1923 - 1987
Painting, calligraphy, murals, poetry writing
India. Born 1941
Painting
India. Born 1969
Painting
Asia. Born 1976
Painting
Punjab / Pakistan. 1926 - 1979
Colorist, small canvases, watercolor, gouache
India. Born 1956
Painting and sculpture
Asia. Born 1976
Painting
Pakistan. Born 1972
Geometric circle image painting, embroidery, site specific installation
India. Born 1973
Painting
India. 1926 - 2007
Paintings
India. 1934 - 2003
Genre painting
India. 1923 - 1998
Painting and sculpture
India, Pakistan. Born 1946
Painting and sculpture, projected animation, video, film
India. 1914 - 1990
Painting
India. 1861 - 1941
Painting
India, England. 1920 - 2007
Modernism, three-dimensional canvas paintings
India. 1929 - 1997
Landscape painting, commercial art, weaving, papier mache
India, England. 1925 - 2009
Painting and sculpture, Indian culture and themes
India, France. 1922 - 2011
Atmospheric, geometric, abstract painting-landscape, figure
India. Born 1956
Human head sculpture linked to classical themes
Austria, India. 1905 - 1977
Painting, landscape
Pakistan. 1939 - 2019
Modernist painting of nude female figures, abstract faces, birds
India. Born 1937
Painting images symbolic of urban Indian life, violence vs. civility
India. 1924 - 2001
Abstract, non-objective painting