Gian Singh Naqqash

Gian Singh Naqqash (1883 – 1953) was a Punjabi artist.[1] He was a fresco painter and worked at the Golden Temple for more than 33 years.[2] He is particularly known for painting in the style that is known as the Sikh School of Painting.[3]

Biography

Gian Singh was born in 1883 in Amritsar, British Punjab (now Punjab, India).[1] His father was Charan Singh.[3]

Gian Singh had three sons. His eldest son Sunder Singh was martyred in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, when he was only 17 years. His younger son Jagat Singh went on to become an ayurveda expert[2] while his youngest son G.S. Sohan Singh followed Gian Singh's footsteps became a painter himself.[4]

Books
  • Naqqashi Darpan
  • Visva Karma Darpan[5]
  • Gian Chitravali: Masterpieces of the Late Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash (written by G.S. Sohan Singh) - 1956[6]

Honors

References
  1. "Gian Singh Naqqash, Bhai". Gateway To Sikhism. 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. Service, Tribune News. "Family of artists & legacy of 'most talented' Sunder Singh, 17". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. Srivastava, R. P. (1983). Punjab Painting. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-174-4.
  4. "G.S. Sohan Singh Artist – Art Heritage". Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  5. Srivastava, R. P. (1983). Punjab Painting. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-174-4.
  6. Thursby, Gene R. (1992). The Sikhs. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-09554-0.
  7. "Bhai Gian Singh Naqash – Art Heritage". Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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