In memory of Ghulam Rasul

Published January 1, 1970
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 universitys 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.[imagebrowser id=9570]

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