Sadequain at Mohatta

Published March 1, 2002

KARACHI, Feb 28: An exhibition of Sadequain’s 214 paintings got under way in Mohatta Palace here on Thursday evening.

The exhibition, which will be opened to the public next week, is titled: “The Holy Sinner Sadequain 1954-1987.” It features non-calligraphic works of the Amroha-born artist.

The curator of the Mohatta Palace, Nasreen Askari, said the first seed of the exhibition had been sown by Begum Aamna Majeed Malik, affectionately known as Baji, who had loaned 14 magnificent canvasses by Sadequain.

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