Amar Nath Sehgal. The man. The artist. The poet

His technical yet highly unusual drawings, pastels and sculptures set him apart from the Indian Modern artists of his time. While his artworks and verses are an account of the politics of power, the resulting violence and displacement, they also stand as strong testimonies of resistance, hope, connection, kindness, vitality and humanity.

Artist with his sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi

‘Speak O’ Speechless form
The feelings you contain
In thy movements and gestures
Every fiber of your vein’

(Amar Nath Sehgal)

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Born in Campbellpur, Pakistan on 5th February 1922 to Ram Asra Mal and Parmeshwari Devi, Indian Modern artist Amar Nath Sehgal was their fourth child of the seven children. Educated in Lahore, Sehgal shifted to India after Partition in 1947. After a two-year stay in the Kullu Valley, he left for New York. Sehgal learnt to appreciate art as a child, but his conventional education led him to pursue a degree in Industrial Chemistry and Physics. In 1948, he moved to New York where he pursued art at New York University.

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A SELECTION

Untitled

Ink on paper
10.2 x 6.9 cms, 1975

Untitled

Ink on paper
8.7 x 6.8 cms, 1973

Dandaka Forest

Pastels on paper
11.6 x 8.6 cms, 1986

Untitled

Pastels on paper
11.9 x 8.7 cms, 1983

Untitled

Watercolour on paper
10.1 x 7.9 cms, 1989

Poverty

Watercolour on paper
7.4 x 4.9 cms, 1997

Ganesha – Simplicity and Tenderness

Print on paper
19 x 12 cms, 1991, Ed. 74/281

Ganesha – Dancing in Ecstacy

Print on paper
19 x 12 cms, 1991, Ed. 74/281

Soothing Hand

Bronze
13.5 x 7 x 5.9 cms

Rising Tide

Bronze
13.5 X 5.5 X 2.7 cms, Undated

Tapestry in Wool

78 x 44.5 inches
Ed. 2/5, 1995

Tapestry in Wool

79 x 47.5 inches
Ed. 2/5, 1995