Kishan Singh (artist) explained

Honorific Prefix:Baba
Kishan Singh
Style:Sikh School
Known For:Painting
Birth Date:1836
Death Date:1895
Honorific Suffix:Musawar
Children:Kapur Singh

Kishan Singh (1836–1895[1]), also known as Kishan Singh of Lahore, was a Sikh painter who specialized in mussawir (painters of miniatures).[2] He was born into a Ramgarhia family and was the brother of Bishan Singh.[3] [4] Kishan Singh had been employed as a court painter in the Sikh states of Kapurthala and Patiala.[5] Kishan Singh was employed by royal courts located in Amritsar, Kapurthala, and Lahore.[6] Whilst working in Lahore, Kishan Singh helped facilitate the arrival of other artists.

Kishan Singh was skilled in illustration magnifying designs whereas his brother Bishan Singh was talented in depicting courtly durbar scenery.

Kishan Singh's son, Kapur Singh, became an accomplished artist himself.[7] [8]

References

  1. Book: Narula, S. S. . Aspects of Punjabi Culture . Department of Development of Punjabi Language, Punjabi University . 1995 . 99.
  2. Book: Ikeda, Atsushi . Portraying the Guru: Art, Devotion and Identity in Sikhism . 24 September 2024 . Boydell & Brewer . 9781837652389 . 37.
  3. Web site: The Court of Ranjit Singh . 9 September 2024 . The Sikh Foundation.
  4. Book: Srivastava, R. P. . Punjab Painting . Abhinav Publications . 1983 . 9788170171744 . 52.
  5. Book: Srivastava, R. P. . Punjab Painting . Abhinav Publications . 1983 . 9788170171744 . 44, 46.
  6. Kaur . Sukhandeep . Viranjan . Ram . January–June 2023 . A Historical Overview of Emergence and Development of Sikh Art in Punjab . ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts . 4 . 1 . 389–402 . 10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i1.2023.293 . 2582-7472 . free.
  7. Web site: Lot 218: Kapur Singh of Amristar attributed, study of a glassblower, circa 1880, gouache on paper, within mauve border, 16.2 x 11.2cm. . 9 September 2024 . Roseberys.
  8. Book: Relia, Anil . The Indian Portrait - 10 . Roberts . Julian . 17 September 2019 . Archer Art Gallery . 9788193171851 . 94.

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