Shamshad Hussain Explained

Shamshad Husain
Birth Name:	Shamshad Husain
Birth Date:	1946
Birth Place:	Mumbai, British India
Death Date:	24 October 2015
Death Place:	New Delhi, India
Known For:	Painting
Training:	Royal College of Art, London
Notable Works:	Paints people with a controlled palette
Awards:	Lalit Kala Academy's National Award, 1983^[1]
Father:	M. F. Husain
Relatives:	Owais Husain (brother)

Shamshad Hussain (1946 – 24 October 2015) was an Indian artist and the son of M. F. Husain.^[2]

Early life

Shamshad was born in Mumbai in 1946.^[3]

He attended Baroda College of Fine Arts, where he studied a diploma in painting. He then studied at the Royal College of Art,^[4] Hussain claims that his time there "changed my perspective about art".

Career

His first solo exhibition took place in 1968. It was at this exhibition that he sold his first painting for 50 Rs.^[5]

Awards

In 1983, Shamshad won the Lalit Kala Academy national award.

References

1. Web site: Shamshad Hussain. The South Asian. January 2001. 20 August 2011.
2. Web site: M F Husain’s son dies of liver cancer at 69. 26 October 2015. The Indian Express.
3. Web site: SubcontinentArt - Artist Profile - Shamshad Husain. 20 August 2011.
4. Web site: Our artists - Shamshad Hussain. Quartet Art. 20 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330234519/http://quartet-art.co.uk/ourartists_detail.php?id=15. 30 March 2012.
5. Web site: Shamshad Husain's journey to fame. The Hindu. 3 March 2008. 20 August 2011.