Top Painter of Pakistan; Allah Bux

Allah Bux                |24" x 36"|                Code: PT: 3555                       Oil on Canvas

Ejaz Art Gallery: Ustad Allah Bux was a Pakistani veteran painter and etcher known for painting folk tales, village life, landscapes and portraits. He was born in Wazirabad in 1892. He worked as an apprentice to Ustad Abdullah at the tender age of five years. Ustad Abdullah was a true Mughal miniature artist of Lahore. In 1914 he went to Bombay, where he was employed as a photographer, retouch artist and portrait and landscape painter at the Bombay Art Studio. After returning to Lahore in 1919, he became a fine art painter who supported himself as a commercial artist. Most of his work was in oils and on larger scales but he also experimented with other mediums. He was good in water-colours, pen & ink, tempera colours, pencil and paints. His imagination is so strong that he has covers even the minutest of details in his paintings. 

He also learnt painting art from Master Meeran Bakhsh Naqash, a known teacher and painter and was also the Vice Principal of the Mayo School of Arts. Ustad Allah Bux worked for various private agencies as a commercial artist and never stayed at one job for long. 

He was awarded 1st prize in painting in a competition held in Bombay. Later on he was awarded countless prizes. He was also awarded Presidents medal for Pride of Performance. In 1979, through RCD's program, the government of Iran reproduced one of his paintings on a postage stamp.

He died on October 18, 1978, leaving behind a long list of his admirers and followers. Ustad Allah Bux was a real asset for this nation. His traditions will be preserved for generations to come and his contribution will always be remembered.

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