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拍品专文
A leading proponent of the Western academic style, Allah Bux was bestowed the title of 'Ustad' or 'Master' because of his abilities and achievements as an artist. A master of both watercolor and oil painting, Bux painted from natural phenomena which he later adapted in the studio. His work is heavily influenced by both local and folk cultural heritage, and western artistic practice. The artist's depictions of rural Pakistani life and mythology have enjoyed great popularity and success.
"Bux explored a variety of subjects during his early years as a painter. Before Partition, he was well-known for his representations of Krishna, though he also engaged in landscape and portrait painting. He was as versatile with media as with subject matter, and some of his mixtures of media were quite innovative. His painting was realistic with a romantic edge, inspired by the Indo-Western style practiced in Bombay and the European paintings in the Royal Patiala collection." (M. Sirhandi, Contemporary Painting in Pakistan, Lahore, 1992, p. 27)
Born in Wazirabad, a small town in Punjab, Bux often looked to his homeland for inspiration. Here, he creates a leisurely scene with young women from the village gathered in a verdant landscape, conversing over bowls of sweets, strolling, or reading quietly in a corner with baskets and trays laden with fruit and a little child playing in the foreground. The close attention to the rendering of their layered, embroidered clothing and gold jewelry is typical of the artist's style. Untitled (Village Girls) is an outstanding example of Bux’s ability to capture the sentimental nature of idyllic Punjabi village life.
"Bux explored a variety of subjects during his early years as a painter. Before Partition, he was well-known for his representations of Krishna, though he also engaged in landscape and portrait painting. He was as versatile with media as with subject matter, and some of his mixtures of media were quite innovative. His painting was realistic with a romantic edge, inspired by the Indo-Western style practiced in Bombay and the European paintings in the Royal Patiala collection." (M. Sirhandi, Contemporary Painting in Pakistan, Lahore, 1992, p. 27)
Born in Wazirabad, a small town in Punjab, Bux often looked to his homeland for inspiration. Here, he creates a leisurely scene with young women from the village gathered in a verdant landscape, conversing over bowls of sweets, strolling, or reading quietly in a corner with baskets and trays laden with fruit and a little child playing in the foreground. The close attention to the rendering of their layered, embroidered clothing and gold jewelry is typical of the artist's style. Untitled (Village Girls) is an outstanding example of Bux’s ability to capture the sentimental nature of idyllic Punjabi village life.