About G.S. Sohan Singh
Lived 1914 – 1999 (aged 84–85). G.S. Sohan Singh was an Indian painter.
G. S. Sohan Singh (August 1914–28 February 1999) was an Indian artist who specialized as an oil-colourist. He was an influential Sikh artist who developed the Sikh school of oil-paintings, realism, and block-making. He was the son of artist Gian Singh Naqqash and an apprentice of Hari Singh. He attended school at Government High School, Amritsar up to the middle standard. He was also taught the Pahari (particularly the Kangra variety) and Mughal schools of painting.
Sant Kartar Singh Bhindran Wale
Seated depiction of Kartar Singh leader of the Damdami Taksal
1978
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Who was G.S. Sohan Singh?
Punjabi artist (1914-1999)
When was G.S. Sohan Singh born?
G.S. Sohan Singh was born in 1914 in Amritsar.
When did G.S. Sohan Singh die?
G.S. Sohan Singh died on 28 February 1999.
What was G.S. Sohan Singh's occupation?
G.S. Sohan Singh was a painter.
What nationality was G.S. Sohan Singh?
G.S. Sohan Singh was Indian.
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