Sayed Haider Raza | Tuli Research Centre for India Studies

Introduction

Syed Haider Raza was one of the most prominent and goundbreaking Indian painters of his generation. During his time in France, Raza experimented with a variety of Modernist styles.

Date of Birth: 22 Feb 1922
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Date of Death: 23 Jul 2016
Age: 94
Nationality: Indian
Place of Birth: Kakkiya, Madhya Pradesh
Spouse(s): Janine mongillat
Parent(s): Syed mohammed
Tahira begum

Exhibitions

1946
1. 55th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1947
1. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
2. 57th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1948
1. Progressive Artists Group, Mumbai, India
1949
1. 59th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1950
1. Charles Petras's Institute of Foreign Languages, Mumbai, India
1951
1. Salon de Mai, Paris, France
1952
1. Palais Carnoles, Musee de Menton, France
2. First International Exhibition, Galerie St. Placide, Paris, France
1953
1. Gallery Raymond Creuze, Paris, France
1956
1. Gallery Saint Placide, Paris, France
2. Biennale de Venice, Italy
3. Les Arts en France et dans Ie Monde, Musee d' Art Moderne, Paris, France
1957
1. Transferences, Zwemmer Gallery, London, UK
2. Biennale 57, Exhibition Organised by the Journal Asahi, Tokyo, at Pavilon de Marsan, Paris, France
1958
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
2. Trends in Contemporary Painting from India, Graham Gallery, New York, USA
3. Biennale Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4. Biennale de Bruges, Bruges, Belgium
5. John Moores Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
1959
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Montreal, Canada
2. All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
3. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai,India
4. Gallery 59, Mumbai, India
1960
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Montreal, Canada
2. Modern Indian Art, Santiago, Trinidad and Mexico
3. Ecole de Paris 60, Gallery Charpentier, Paris, France
1961
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
2. Ecole de Paris 61, Gallery Charpentier, Paris, France
3. Gallery Semiha Huber, Zurich, Switzerland
1962
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Toronto, Canada
2. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
3. Lanyon Gallery, Palo Alto, California, USA
4. Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Berkeley University, California, USA
5. Commonwealth Exhibition, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
6. Werke der Ecole de Paris, Dom Gallery, Cologne, Germany
7. 8th National Exhibition of Art, Presented by Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
8. Ecole de Paris 62, Gallery Charpentier, Paris, France
9. Salons Comparaisons, Paris, France
10. Gallery 63, New York, USA
1963
1. Dom Gallery, Cologne, Germany
2. Biennale du Maroc, Rabat, Morocco
3. Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd' hui, Paris, France
4. Salons Comparaisons, Paris, France
1964
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
2. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
1965
1. Art Now in India, Newcastle, UK
2. Realities Nouvelles, Paris, France
3. Promesses tenues, Musee Galliera, Paris, France
1966
1. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
2. Salon Comparaisons, Paris, France
1967
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
2. Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
1968
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Montreal, Canada
2. 15 Apr 1968 to 27 Apr 1968
3. Tecta Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
4. Gallery Dresdnere, Toronto, Canada
5. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
6. 1st Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
7. Terres de Hommes, Festival International, Montreal, Canada
8. Dom Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1969
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
1971
1. Recherche et Expression, Montfermeil, France
2. Art et Fer Blanc, Paris, France
1972
1. Abbaye du Pommier, Anncy, Le Grenier, Roquebrune Village, France
2. Gallery d'Arte Pietra, Milan, Italy
3. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
4. Salon Grands et jeunes d' Aujourd'hui Recherche et Expression, Ploumanach, Orly, Paris, France
1973
1. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
2. Estampes Contemporaines, Musee de Menton, France
3. Wolfgang-Gurlitt Museum, Linz, Austria
4. Galleria Matuzia, San Remo, Italy
5. Pacific Cultural Museum, Pasadena, California, USA
6. Indian Contemporary Painters, Renwich Gallery, Washington D. C., USA
1974
1. France La Palette, Trouville, France
2. Salon Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd'hui, Paris, France
3. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
4. Premier Salon International d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
1975
1. Galleria Matuzia, San Remo, Italy
2. Sahel Palais de l'Europe, Menton, France
1976
2. Stavanger Kunstforening Gallery, Norway
3. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
4. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
1977
1. La Tete de l'Art, Grenoble, France
2. Indiennes, Musee de Vire, Gallery Koloritten, Stavanger, Norway
3. Peintures Indiennes, Musee de Vire, France
4. 14 Dec 1977 to 03 Jan 1978
1978
1. Utsav, Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal, India
2. Jehangir Nicholson Museum, National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India
3. L' Estampe Aujourd'hui, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
4. Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporian, Grand Palais, Paris, France
5. Vieux Presbitaire, Gorbio, France
6. Salon de Dessin, Paris, France
1979
1. Kunstforening Gallery, Stavanger, Norway
1980
1. Galleriet, Oslo, Norway
2. 6 Kunstnere, Fra Syd-Franksike, Stavanger Kunstforening, Norway
1981
1. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
1982
1. Gallery Loeb, Berne, Switzerland
2. Gallery J.Y. Noblet, Grenoble, France
3. Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK
4. Fifth International Triennale, New Delhi, India
5. India, Myth & Reality, Aspects of Modern Indian Art, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
1983
1. Bibliotheque Nationale, Luxembourg, France
2. Salon de Mai, Paris, France
1984
1. 20 Feb 1984 to 07 Mar 1984
2. J. Y. Noblet, Paris, France
1985
1. Gallery Pierre Parat, Paris, France
2. Indian Artists in France, Foundation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, Paris, France
1986
1. Biennale, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, India
3. Indian Art Today, Festival of India Exhibition, The Philips Collection, Washington D. C., USA
1987
1. La Tete de l'Art, Grenoble, France
2. Gallery La tete de l'Art, Grenoble, France
3. Biennale of Havana, Havana, Cuba
4. Coups de Coeur, Hailes de L'ille, Geneva, Switzerland
1988
1. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
2. Galleri Koloritten, Stavanger, Norway
3. Maison de la Culture, Space Andre Malraux, Reims, France
4. Story of a Hundred Years: The Bombay Art Society 1888-1988, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
5. Art for CRY, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and New Delhi
6. The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Olympiad, Seoul, South Korea
1989
1. Salon de Mai, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2. Artistes Indiens a Paris, Gallery Cygne, Paris, France
1990
1. 24 Jan 1990 to 10 Feb 1990
2. L'Artotheque d'Entreprise, Group Michel Ferrier, Echirolles Grenoble, France
3. Realite Seconde, Gallery Ariane, Paris, France
1991
1. 24 Sep 1991 to 07 Oct 1991
2. Gallery Eterso, Cannes, France
3. Ceramics, Faenza Anni 90, Italy
4. State of Art: Paintings with Computer, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
5. National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
1992
1. Jehangir Nicholson Museum, National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India
2. Parcours des Arts, La Louvesc, France
3. International Biennale de Dakar, Senegal
4. An Exhibition of Carpets, Tapestries & Glass Etchings by Arpita Singh, Manjit Bawa, Jogen Chowdhury, Laxma Goud and Raza. Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
1993
1. Souvenir d'en France, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. Indian Encounter, The Gallery, Nehru Centre, London, UK
3. Art of God's Sake: Approaches to the Divine, Presented by Arts Trust, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
  21 Aug 1993 to 26 Aug 1993
4. Wounds, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
  28 Feb 1993 to 07 Mar 1993
1994
1. L'Artotheque d'Enterprise Group, Michel Ferrier, Echirolle, Grenoble, France
2. Drawing '94, Presented by Gallery Espace at All India Fine Art and Craft Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
  03 Apr 1994 to 14 Apr 1994
3. Salon De Mai, Espace Branley, Paris, France
1995
1. Reaching For Each Other at Festival D' Avignon, Avignon, France
2. Art for Cry: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art in Aid of Deprived Indian Children, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  17 Feb 1995 to 23 Feb 1995
3. Sept Peintres Indiens Contemporains Le Monde De L'Art, Paris, France
5. Tree of my Life, Village Gallery, New Delhi, India
6. Art for Cry: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art in Aid of Deprived Indian Children, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  30 Jan 1995 to 05 Feb 1995
1996
1. 29 Oct 1996 to 15 Nov 1996
2. Graphic Art in India from 19th Century to the Present, Romain Art Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Delhi, New Delhi, India
  06 Sep 1996 to 30 Sep 1996
3. Les Oceans, Metropolitaine, Lisbon, Portugal
4. Within the Frame, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong, China
5. Harmony Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
6. 12 Indian Contemporary Painters: Works from 1984 -1996, Presented by Usha and Ranjana Mirchandani of The Fine Art Resource, at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  24 Dec 1996 to 29 Dec 1996
7. Progressive Artists' Group, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
1997
1. 21 Feb 1997 to 02 Mar 1997
2. Le Parcons du Regard, Oletta, Cosices, France
3. Galleri Grewal Mohanjeet, Paris, France
4. Avartan, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
  10 Mar 1997 to 10 Apr 1997
5. 06 Feb 1997 to 16 Feb 1997
6. Tryst with Destiny, Organised by CIMA, Kolkata and NGMA, New Delhi at Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
7. Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, Presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART), National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
  01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997
8. Colours of Independence, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
  06 Sep 1997 to 28 Sep 1997
9. Souvenirs d'en France, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
10. Art for Ashraya, in collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and others, Ashraya at Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India
  12 Feb 1997 to 17 Feb 1997
11. Indian Contemporary Art, Fine Art Resource, Berlin, Germany
12. Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  25 Sep 1997 to 12 Oct 1997
13. The Moderns: The Progressive Artists Group, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
14. Keehn Collection: Important Paintings of Post-Independence India, Presented by Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA
  13 Sep 1997 to 25 Oct 1997
15. An Ode to Independence, Apparao Galleries, London, UK
16. Within the Frame, Apparao Galleries, Hong Kong, China
1998
1. Gegenwatskunst aw Indian, Harsh Goenka, Bayer A.G. Leverkusen, Germany
2. Lindracable Frontiers, Toulouse, France
4. Harmony Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
5. Spirit and Soul, Indian Painting Today, Hong Kong, China
6. National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
7. International Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal
8. Symbolism and Geometry in Indian Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
1999
1. 02 Jun 1999 to 14 Jun 1999
2. Salar de Mai, Paris, France
3. Apparao Galleries and Gallery Art 54, New York, USA
5. The Turning Point, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
6. Indian Painting, Presented by R. P. G. Bayer, Gebaudi, Germany
7. Festival of Contemporary Art, Energy, Gallery 7, Mumbai, India
9. Exhibition of Paintings by M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, Anjolie Ela Menon and Paresh Maity, Presented by Art Musings, New Delhi, India
  07 Dec 1999 to 15 Jan 2000
2000
1. Cultural Ties, Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London, UK
2. Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
3. Distillation, Presented by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, at Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  17 Oct 2000 to 04 Nov 2000
4. Tribute to the Beginning, Presented by Crimson - The Art Resource, Mumbai, India
  26 Nov 2000 to 18 Dec 2000
5. The Millennium Show: A Century of Art from Maharashtra Part II, Organised by Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  30 Dec 2000 to 13 Jan 2001

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Raza, S.H. (Artist). Raza, 1968 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882636

1947
1. Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1950
1. Charles Petras's Institute of Foreign Languages, Mumbai, India
1952
1. Palais Carnoles, Musee de Menton, France
1956
1. Gallery Saint Placide, Paris, France
1958
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
1959
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Montreal, Canada
2. All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
3. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai,India
1960
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Montreal, Canada
1961
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
1962
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Toronto, Canada
2. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
3. Lanyon Gallery, Palo Alto, California, USA
4. Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Berkeley University, California, USA
1963
1. Dom Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1964
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
1967
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
1968
1. Gallery Dresdnere, Montreal, Canada
2. 15 Apr 1968 to 27 Apr 1968
3. Tecta Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
4. Gallery Dresdnere, Toronto, Canada
5. Dom Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1969
1. Gallery Lara Vincy, Paris, France
1972
1. Abbaye du Pommier, Anncy, Le Grenier, Roquebrune Village, France
1974
1. France La Palette, Trouville, France
1975
1. Galleria Matuzia, San Remo, Italy
1976
2. Stavanger Kunstforening Gallery, Norway
3. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
1977
1. La Tete de l'Art, Grenoble, France
1978
1. Utsav, Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad, Bhopal, India
2. Jehangir Nicholson Museum, National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India
1979
1. Kunstforening Gallery, Stavanger, Norway
1980
1. Galleriet, Oslo, Norway
1982
1. Gallery Loeb, Berne, Switzerland
2. Gallery J.Y. Noblet, Grenoble, France
1984
1. 20 Feb 1984 to 07 Mar 1984
1985
1. Gallery Pierre Parat, Paris, France
1987
1. La Tete de l'Art, Grenoble, France
1988
1. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
2. Galleri Koloritten, Stavanger, Norway
1990
1. 24 Jan 1990 to 10 Feb 1990
1991
1. 24 Sep 1991 to 07 Oct 1991
2. Gallery Eterso, Cannes, France
1992
1. Jehangir Nicholson Museum, National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai, India
2. Parcours des Arts, La Louvesc, France
1994
1. L'Artotheque d'Enterprise Group, Michel Ferrier, Echirolle, Grenoble, France
1997
1. 21 Feb 1997 to 02 Mar 1997
2. Le Parcons du Regard, Oletta, Cosices, France
3. Galleri Grewal Mohanjeet, Paris, France
4. Avartan, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
  10 Mar 1997 to 10 Apr 1997
5. 06 Feb 1997 to 16 Feb 1997
1999
1. 02 Jun 1999 to 14 Jun 1999
2001
1. 03 Mar 2001 to 21 Mar 2001
2002
1. 19 Feb 2002 to 26 Feb 2002
2. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
3. 22 Feb 2002 to 28 Feb 2002
2003
1. Apparao Galleries and Satya Paul, Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, India
  01 Feb 2003 to 02 Feb 2003
2. The Fine Art Resource, Berlin, Germany
  07 Oct 2003 to 24 Oct 2003
2004
1. 16 Jan 2004 to 31 Jan 2004
2. Aryan Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2005
1. 23 Feb 2005 to 19 Mar 2005
2. The Saffronart Gallery, New York, USA
  13 Jul 2005 to 30 Jul 2005
3. 16 Jun 2005 to 29 Jun 2005
2006
1. 08 Feb 2006 to 28 Feb 2006
2. Selected Works of S. H. Raza, Peter Louis Gallery, Paris, France
3. Metamorphosis, Presented by Aryan Art Gallery,New Delhi, at Soho, Hong Kong
  14 Jan 2006 to 28 Jan 2006
4. 01 Dec 2006 to 12 Dec 2006
5. 17 Feb 2006 to 10 Mar 2006
2007
1. 13 Mar 2007 to 17 Mar 2007
2. Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai, India
  05 Feb 2007 to 17 Feb 2007
3. 21 Sep 2007 to 31 Oct 2007
4. Swasti, Organised by Art Alive Gallery in Collaboration with The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
  22 Feb 2007 to 18 Mar 2007
5. 05 Feb 2007 to 17 Feb 2007
2008
1. 08 Feb 2008 to 22 Feb 2008
2. The Raza Foundation Awards (2006-2007), New Delhi, India
  02 Mar 2008
3. Looking at art Series IV, New Delhi, India
  02 Mar 2008
2010
1. 10 Mar 2010 to 16 Mar 2010
2. Gallery Patrice Trigano, Paris, France
3. Ceramiques, Gallery Flora J, Paris, France
4. 03 Mar 2010 to 24 Mar 2010
5. 15 Sep 2010 to 10 Nov 2010
2011
1. Punaragaman, Vadehra Art Gallery and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India
  20 Nov 2011 to 26 Nov 2011
2012
1. Vistaar, Art Musings and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  27 Nov 2012 to 05 Jan 2013
2. Bindu Vistaar, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
  05 Jun 2012 to 29 Jun 2012
2013
1. Antardhwani, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  12 Feb 2013 to 20 Mar 2013
2. Shabd-Bindu, Akar Prakar, Kolkata, India
  11 Nov 2013 to 30 Nov 2013
2014
1. Pyaas, Grosvenor Vadehra, London, UK
  02 Jun 2014 to 14 Jun 2014
2. Raza: A Retrospective - Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
  18 Dec 2014 to 24 Jan 2015
3. Paysage: Select Works 1950s-70s, Sovereign FZE, Dubai, UAE
4. Parikrama- Around Gandhi, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  21 Feb 2014 to 26 Mar 2014
2015
1. Aarambh, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  12 Feb 2015 to 15 Mar 2015
2. Indian Modern, Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, New Delhi
  13 Jul 2015 to 12 Sep 2015
3. Solo Show of SH Raza - Art Musings, Mumbai, India
  02 Mar 2015 to 15 Apr 2015
4. Indian Modern, Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, Mumbai
  25 Sep 2015 to 05 Dec 2015
5. Indian Modern, Narratives from 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, New York
  18 Mar 2015 to 06 Jun 2015
2016
1. Nirantar, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  15 Jan 2016 to 24 Feb 2016
2. Aarambh – Raza at 93 at Akar Prakar, Kolkata
  07 Mar 2016 to 25 Apr 2016
3. Nirantar – S H Raza at Akar Prakar, Kolkata
  11 Mar 2016 to 09 Apr 2016
2017
1. 22 Feb 2017 to 31 Mar 2017
2. The Black Sun; STRETCHED TERRAINS, A Series of Exhibitions, KNMA, Saket, Delhi
  03 Feb 2017 to 31 Jul 2017
2018
1. KSHITIJ, Art Musings, Mumbai, India
  22 Feb 2018 to 28 Feb 2018
2021
1. Dance of The Elements, Akar Prakar, New Delhi, India
  19 Feb 2021 to 21 Mar 2021
2022
1. 100 Years of S H Raza, Akar Prakar, Kolkata, India
  22 Feb 2022 to 05 Mar 2022
2023
1. Raza + America, Presented in collaboration with The Raza Foundation, New Delhi, India
  30 Mar 2023 to 06 May 2023
2025
1. Antima, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
  13 Feb 2025 to 23 Feb 2025

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Raza, S.H. (Artist). Raza, 1968 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882636

1946
1. 55th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1947
1. 57th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1948
1. Progressive Artists Group, Mumbai, India
1949
1. 59th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
1951
1. Salon de Mai, Paris, France
1952
1. First International Exhibition, Galerie St. Placide, Paris, France
1953
1. Gallery Raymond Creuze, Paris, France
1956
1. Biennale de Venice, Italy
2. Les Arts en France et dans Ie Monde, Musee d' Art Moderne, Paris, France
1957
1. Transferences, Zwemmer Gallery, London, UK
2. Biennale 57, Exhibition Organised by the Journal Asahi, Tokyo, at Pavilon de Marsan, Paris, France
1958
1. Trends in Contemporary Painting from India, Graham Gallery, New York, USA
2. Biennale Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3. Biennale de Bruges, Bruges, Belgium
4. John Moores Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
1959
1. Gallery 59, Mumbai, India
1960
1. Modern Indian Art, Santiago, Trinidad and Mexico
2. Ecole de Paris 60, Gallery Charpentier, Paris, France
1961
1. Ecole de Paris 61, Gallery Charpentier, Paris, France
2. Gallery Semiha Huber, Zurich, Switzerland
1962
1. Commonwealth Exhibition, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK
2. Werke der Ecole de Paris, Dom Gallery, Cologne, Germany
3. 8th National Exhibition of Art, Presented by Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
4. Ecole de Paris 62, Gallery Charpentier, Paris, France
5. Salons Comparaisons, Paris, France
6. Gallery 63, New York, USA
1963
1. Biennale du Maroc, Rabat, Morocco
2. Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd' hui, Paris, France
3. Salons Comparaisons, Paris, France
1964
1. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
1965
1. Art Now in India, Newcastle, UK
2. Realities Nouvelles, Paris, France
3. Promesses tenues, Musee Galliera, Paris, France
1966
1. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
2. Salon Comparaisons, Paris, France
1967
1. Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
1968
1. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
2. 1st Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
3. Terres de Hommes, Festival International, Montreal, Canada
1971
1. Recherche et Expression, Montfermeil, France
2. Art et Fer Blanc, Paris, France
1972
1. Gallery d'Arte Pietra, Milan, Italy
2. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
3. Salon Grands et jeunes d' Aujourd'hui Recherche et Expression, Ploumanach, Orly, Paris, France
1973
1. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
2. Estampes Contemporaines, Musee de Menton, France
3. Wolfgang-Gurlitt Museum, Linz, Austria
4. Galleria Matuzia, San Remo, Italy
5. Pacific Cultural Museum, Pasadena, California, USA
6. Indian Contemporary Painters, Renwich Gallery, Washington D. C., USA
1974
1. Salon Grands et Jeunes d' Aujourd'hui, Paris, France
2. Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
3. Premier Salon International d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
1975
1. Sahel Palais de l'Europe, Menton, France
1976
1. Biennale de Menton, Menton, France
1977
1. Indiennes, Musee de Vire, Gallery Koloritten, Stavanger, Norway
2. Peintures Indiennes, Musee de Vire, France
3. 14 Dec 1977 to 03 Jan 1978
1978
1. L' Estampe Aujourd'hui, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
2. Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporian, Grand Palais, Paris, France
3. Vieux Presbitaire, Gorbio, France
4. Salon de Dessin, Paris, France
1980
1. 6 Kunstnere, Fra Syd-Franksike, Stavanger Kunstforening, Norway
1981
1. Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
1982
1. Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK
2. Fifth International Triennale, New Delhi, India
3. India, Myth & Reality, Aspects of Modern Indian Art, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK
1983
1. Bibliotheque Nationale, Luxembourg, France
2. Salon de Mai, Paris, France
1984
1. J. Y. Noblet, Paris, France
1985
1. Indian Artists in France, Foundation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, Paris, France
1986
1. Biennale, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, India
3. Indian Art Today, Festival of India Exhibition, The Philips Collection, Washington D. C., USA
1987
1. Gallery La tete de l'Art, Grenoble, France
2. Biennale of Havana, Havana, Cuba
3. Coups de Coeur, Hailes de L'ille, Geneva, Switzerland
1988
1. Maison de la Culture, Space Andre Malraux, Reims, France
2. Story of a Hundred Years: The Bombay Art Society 1888-1988, Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India
3. Art for CRY, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and New Delhi
4. The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Olympiad, Seoul, South Korea
1989
1. Salon de Mai, Grand Palais, Paris, France
2. Artistes Indiens a Paris, Gallery Cygne, Paris, France
1990
1. L'Artotheque d'Entreprise, Group Michel Ferrier, Echirolles Grenoble, France
2. Realite Seconde, Gallery Ariane, Paris, France
1991
1. Ceramics, Faenza Anni 90, Italy
2. State of Art: Paintings with Computer, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
3. National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
1992
1. International Biennale de Dakar, Senegal
2. An Exhibition of Carpets, Tapestries & Glass Etchings by Arpita Singh, Manjit Bawa, Jogen Chowdhury, Laxma Goud and Raza. Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
1993
1. Souvenir d'en France, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
2. Indian Encounter, The Gallery, Nehru Centre, London, UK
3. Art of God's Sake: Approaches to the Divine, Presented by Arts Trust, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
  21 Aug 1993 to 26 Aug 1993
4. Wounds, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
  28 Feb 1993 to 07 Mar 1993
1994
1. Drawing '94, Presented by Gallery Espace at All India Fine Art and Craft Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India
  03 Apr 1994 to 14 Apr 1994
2. Salon De Mai, Espace Branley, Paris, France
1995
1. Reaching For Each Other at Festival D' Avignon, Avignon, France
2. Art for Cry: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art in Aid of Deprived Indian Children, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  17 Feb 1995 to 23 Feb 1995
3. Sept Peintres Indiens Contemporains Le Monde De L'Art, Paris, France
5. Tree of my Life, Village Gallery, New Delhi, India
6. Art for Cry: An Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art in Aid of Deprived Indian Children, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  30 Jan 1995 to 05 Feb 1995
1996
1. 29 Oct 1996 to 15 Nov 1996
2. Graphic Art in India from 19th Century to the Present, Romain Art Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Delhi, New Delhi, India
  06 Sep 1996 to 30 Sep 1996
3. Les Oceans, Metropolitaine, Lisbon, Portugal
4. Within the Frame, Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong, China
5. Harmony Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
6. 12 Indian Contemporary Painters: Works from 1984 -1996, Presented by Usha and Ranjana Mirchandani of The Fine Art Resource, at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  24 Dec 1996 to 29 Dec 1996
7. Progressive Artists' Group, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
1997
1. Tryst with Destiny, Organised by CIMA, Kolkata and NGMA, New Delhi at Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
2. Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, Presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART), National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
  01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997
3. Colours of Independence, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
  06 Sep 1997 to 28 Sep 1997
4. Souvenirs d'en France, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
5. Art for Ashraya, in collaboration with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and others, Ashraya at Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India
  12 Feb 1997 to 17 Feb 1997
6. Indian Contemporary Art, Fine Art Resource, Berlin, Germany
7. Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  25 Sep 1997 to 12 Oct 1997
8. The Moderns: The Progressive Artists Group, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
9. Keehn Collection: Important Paintings of Post-Independence India, Presented by Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA
  13 Sep 1997 to 25 Oct 1997
10. An Ode to Independence, Apparao Galleries, London, UK
11. Within the Frame, Apparao Galleries, Hong Kong, China
1998
1. Gegenwatskunst aw Indian, Harsh Goenka, Bayer A.G. Leverkusen, Germany
2. Lindracable Frontiers, Toulouse, France
4. Harmony Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India
5. Spirit and Soul, Indian Painting Today, Hong Kong, China
6. National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India
7. International Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal
8. Symbolism and Geometry in Indian Art, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
1999
1. Salar de Mai, Paris, France
2. Apparao Galleries and Gallery Art 54, New York, USA
4. The Turning Point, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
5. Indian Painting, Presented by R. P. G. Bayer, Gebaudi, Germany
6. Festival of Contemporary Art, Energy, Gallery 7, Mumbai, India
8. Exhibition of Paintings by M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, Anjolie Ela Menon and Paresh Maity, Presented by Art Musings, New Delhi, India
  07 Dec 1999 to 15 Jan 2000
2000
1. Cultural Ties, Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London, UK
2. Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
3. Distillation, Presented by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, at Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  17 Oct 2000 to 04 Nov 2000
4. Tribute to the Beginning, Presented by Crimson - The Art Resource, Mumbai, India
  26 Nov 2000 to 18 Dec 2000
5. The Millennium Show: A Century of Art from Maharashtra Part II, Organised by Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  30 Dec 2000 to 13 Jan 2001
6. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., USA
2001
1. Return of Eden, Presented by Art Musings, New Delhi, India
  08 Jan 2001 to 31 Jan 2001
2. Symphony in White, Gallery 7, Mumbai, India
3. Ashta Nayak, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  27 Jan 2001 to 28 Feb 2001
4. Indian Contemporary Fine Art, Organised by Saffronart and Apparao Galleries, Los Angeles, USA
5. Cultural Ties, Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London, UK
6. Jubilant Gold: 50 Years of Artists' Centre: A Celebratory Exhibition of Works of K. H. Ara, S. Bakre, H. A. Gade, M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, F. N. Souza, Artists' Centre, Mumbai, India
  15 Mar 2001 to 25 Mar 2001
7. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001
8. Modern Indian Art, Organised by Saffronart & Pundole Art Gallery at Metropolitan Pavillion, New York, USA
2002
1. Art Musings 2002, Presented by Art Musings, New Delhi, India
2. Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India
3. Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
4. Jane Woorhese Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey, USA
5. Navarasaa, Presented by Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
6. Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2003
1. Master Strokes, Presented by Art Musings, New Delhi, India
  15 Apr 2003 to 08 May 2003
2. S.H. Raza & Sujata Bajaj, The Guild Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
3. Manifestations: Indian Art in the 20th Century from the DAG Collection, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, at World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India
  12 Nov 2003 to 19 Nov 2003
4. Des Duos et des Couples, with Pablo Picasso and Francoise Gillot, Aix-en-Provence, France
5. Crossing Generations: Diverge 40 years of Gallery Chemould Prescott Road, curated by Geeta Kapur and Chaitanya Sambrani, Mumbai, India
2004
2. Jiva Life: Contemporary Indian Painting, Presented by Bodhi Arts, Singapore
  16 Aug 2004 to 11 Sep 2004
3. Journey: A Charity Show for Passages, Presented by Art & Soul, at The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, India
4. Harvest 2004: Art & Poetry: An Exhibition of Indian Contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
  28 Aug 2004 to 31 Aug 2004
5. Indian Contemporary Paintings Presented by Aryan Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  23 Sep 2004 to 23 Oct 2004
6. Regard Sur La Peinture Indienne Contemporaine, Vieux, Presbytere, Gorbio, France
7. Indian Contemporary Paintings, Presented by Aryan Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
  23 Sep 2004 to 23 Oct 2004
8. Ruminations...., Presented by Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
9. Art Musings 2004, Presented by Art Musings, at Museum Gallery, Mumbai, India
  16 Aug 2004 to 22 Aug 2004
10. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
  25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004
2005
1. 100 Contemporary Indian Artists, Presented by Associated Capsules, at Joss, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, India
  03 Oct 2005 to 04 Oct 2005
2. Bridges: Exploring New Paradigms, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi, India
3. Golden Jubilee: Spirit set Free, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years, New Delhi, India
  28 Oct 2005 to 30 Dec 2005
4. Ashta Nayak: Eight Pioneers of Indian Art, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
  31 Mar 2005 to 29 Apr 2005
5. Revisualising India, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Curated by Neville Tuli, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005
6. Prakriti: Nature And It's Elements, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
7. Resonance, Art Musings, Mumbai, India
  27 Jun 2005
8. Arts lndia, New York, USA
2006
1. Bodhi Arts, Singapore
2. Spectra, Presented by Gallerie Zen at Art World, Chennai, India
3. Harvest 2006: An Exhibition of Indian Contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at The Travancore Palace, New Delhi
  25 Aug 2006 to 28 Aug 2006
4. Mark, Etch and Print, Presented by Art Konsult, New Delhi, India
  19 Dec 2006 to 10 Jan 2007
5. Art World, Chennai, India
6. Spectra - 2, Presented by Gallerie Zen at Time & Space, Bengaluru, India
7. Arushi Arts, New Delhi, India
  30 Aug 2006 to 08 Sep 2006
8. Gallery Katayan, Kolkata, India
9. Time & Space, Bengaluru, India
10. Roop Adhyatma, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2007
1. From the Vault, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA
2. India Academy of Fine Art & Literature, New Delhi, India
  15 Aug 2007 to 20 Aug 2007
3. Shiksha 2007: A Group Exhibition of Paintings by Indian Contemporary Artists, Presented by Delhi Friends Round Table 146, New Delhi, India
4. Arushi Arts, New Delhi, India
  14 Aug 2007 to 31 Aug 2007
5. Past, Present into the Future: Contemporary Indian Art, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
  17 Dec 2007 to 21 Dec 2007
6. India Art Now: Between Continuity and Transformation, Province of Milan, Milan, Italy

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Kapur, Geeta (Curator). Pictorial Space, 1978 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883423

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1922Born

Sayed Haider Raza

Sayed Haider Raza was born in 1922 in Kakkiya, Madhya Pradesh.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Monsoon Street Scene, Bombay. Watercolour on paper, 1945 | Painting | FineArts | 0022577

In a panoramic sweep, the entire city, with its myriad tonalities, swelling shapes, and contracting and shining surfaces, comes bewitchingly alive in Bombay. Even at this early stage, what distinguished Raza’s work from that of most other landscape painters was, its nonrepresentational quality, with the colour tonalities creating an innate rhythm. As his vision scanned the city, it began to draw upon changing lights, atmospheric effects on the buildings and people and he would create virtually new compositions of the same scene. The city was captured in different seasons, and the different period of the day, the boundaries dissolving into mood and the movement of the canvas.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Untitled. Ink and pastel on paper, 1947 | Painting | 00876928

In 1998, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1947), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern and Contemporary Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 17 September 1998 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹7,32,951 ($17,250). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Boatscape. Watercolour on paper, 1948 | Painting | FineArts | 00373323

He is a romantic painter for whom there is more behind the every-day face of nature than what meets the eye. With an almost poetic penetration he can transform the grey vistas of Bori Bunder or Flora Fountain on a monsoon day into little rhapsodies and yet retain the intrinsic realities of his subjects…His vehicle of expression is colour. His forms, his compositon take their cue from colour. His whole understanding of nature and his emotional reaction are colour. This has led to the unlimited variety of colour association on which his fantasy can play. From the pastel shades through the dark Prussian blues and sepias of Omkareshwar, the salmon pink and blue composition of the Nasik River, practically each of his pictures brings new pleasures of colour…His compostion has improved over the years and most of his paintings have now a solid structure, although in some of them the foreground has not been solved and runs out into emptiness.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Kashmir Houseboats. Watercolour on paper, 1950 | Painting | FineArts | 00373329

Raza, whose delicate and fluid water-colour landscapes were the delight of many exhibiton-goers, has crystallized his paintings in near-Cubist compostions. His inborn sense for melodious and exciting colour and his newly acquired discipline in formal structure, make the new paintings sincere and accomplished works. This sacrifice of spontaneity to deliberate construction may be a phase which will allow even greater freedom of expression in the future.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). The Village. Oil on canvas, 1958 | Painting | FineArts | 00599178

In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of The Village (1958), offered in the Winter Online Auction: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art by Saffronart, which concluded on 08 December 2005 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹1,36,00,400 ($293,555). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Kalliste. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00363002

In 2024, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Kalliste (1959), offered in the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 18 March 2024 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹46,59,33,545.2 ($5,619,900). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Landscape. Acrylic on paper, c.1964 | Painting | FineArts | 00371203

In 1992, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Landscape (1964), offered in the Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 09 October 1992 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹55,000 ($1,830). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). L'orange. Oil on canvas, 1964 | Painting | FineArts | 00371294

In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of L'orange (1964), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,44,463 ($4,600). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Congo. Oil on canvas, 1965 | Painting | FineArts | 00417586

My work is my own inner experience and involvement with the mysteries of nature and form which is expressed in colour, line, space and ligHe.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Tapovan. Acrylic on canvas, 1972 | Painting | 00880052

In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Tapovan (1972), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 29 March 2006 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹6,57,83,680 ($1,472,000). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Rajasthan. Acrylic on canvas, 1972 | Painting | FineArts | 00353407

Raza’s art never states, it enacts: it was always evocation and escalation. Rumi had famously said ‘You are not your eyes’ and Raza has always believed in the third eye, beyond the physical retina. Raza seemed to have taken home Cezanne’s idea that the painter was parallel to nature implying that art was parallel to nature and by the same token different from nature.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). La Terre. Oil on canvas, 1973 | Painting | FineArts | 00575715

In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of La Terre (1973), offered in the Post-War and Contemporary Art: Evening Sale by Christie's, which concluded on 30 June 2008 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹10,90,15,665 ($2,538,199). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Mountain. Acrylic on board, 1973 | Painting | FineArts | 00376656

Raza always painted an imaginary world, traversed by tragic intensities, with his energies concentrated at the points where his colored planes overlapped. In the thickness of his matter, a whole network of colored veins circulated; flashing reds and yellow pierced deep blacks. Effects of tension and nervous agitation upset shadowy zones. The composition itself was affected by this, and in a given work, the compressed pulsations of the forms, the character of which could be defined as anguishing, were in opposition to immense, light and calm surfaces…It seems to me that Raza is now liberated from the use of violent and brutal matter as he has been freed of his obsessions. His painting has become fluid, light and calm. His fragmented stroke is extending itself gradually across the surface, and is now being organized along unexpected planes…the work is finding, occasionally at the heart of strange concretions, a center of subtle gravity. For there is no doubt that there is a solidity, a certainty in these forms, a quasi-mineral aspect, a presence which faces up victoriously to the wealth of imagination.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Nad Bindu. Acrylic on paper, 1978 | Painting | FineArts | 0022211

If prayer is the way one connects, across time and spaces, with the larger cosmic existence and creates a space of communication then Raza’s works can be seen as prayers. They are prayers which are luminous with colours, which yield light both to those who watch and to themselves: they are self-illuminated compositions. The Tibetans have a custom of hanging their prayers in the monastery written on flags or pieces of cloth. Raza paints his prayers as ‘Suryanamaskar,’ ‘Kundalini,’ ‘Bindu- Naad’ etc. They are works ‘suddenly set ablaze’ and having an ‘infinite’ direction.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Paysage. Oil on canvas, 1979 | Painting | 00877556

In 1999, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Paysage (1979), offered in the Intuitive-Logic - The Next Step: Auctions of Indian Art - Classical, Folk, Tribal, Modern & Contemporary Traditions by HEART, which concluded on 28 November 1999 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹10,50,000 ($24,193). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). La Terre. Oil on canvas, 1979 | Painting | FineArts | 00372836

In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of La Terre (1979), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including 20th Century Indian Paintings by Christie's, which concluded on 17 October 2001 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹28,19,413 ($58,750). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Sourya. Acrylic on canvas, 1980 | Painting | FineArts | 00416743

I have no apology for my repetition of the form of the bindu. With repetition you gain energy and intensity - as is gained through the japmala, or the repetition of a word or a syllable until you achieve a state of elevated consciousness.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Bindu. Oil on canvas, 1982 | Painting | FineArts | 00371297

In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Bindu (1982), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹5,77,852 ($18,400). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Paysage. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00372414

In 1996, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Paysage (1983), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust Part II by Sotheby's, which concluded on 03 April 1996 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹6,24,220 ($18,400). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Rajasthan I. Acrylic on canvas, 1983 | Painting | 00878499

In 2000, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Rajasthan I (1983), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 05 December 2000 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹25,10,820 ($53,650). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Saurashtra. Acrylic on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00755603

In 2010, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Saurashtra (1983), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 10 June 2010 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹16,38,56,972 ($3,487,803). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Terra Amata. Acrylic on canvas, 1984 | Painting | 00878500

In 2000, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Terra Amata (1984), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 05 December 2000 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹25,91,550 ($55,375). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Earth. Acrylic on canvas, 1986 | Painting | FineArts | 00355305

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Christie's (Auction House). Contemporary Indian Art (Charity Auction). 20 December 1987, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861836

On 20 December 1987, S.H. Raza made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Sourya was presented as Lot 26 in Contemporary Indian Art (Charity Auction), conducted by Christie's in Mumbai, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Gestation. Acrylic on canvas, 1989 | Painting | FineArts | 00355134

In 2023, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Gestation (1989), offered in the The Fine Art Sale: Works from the Glenbarra Art Museum and the Pundole Family Collection by Pundole, which concluded on 31 August 2023 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹45,00,00,000 ($5,442,775.86). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Raza - "Retrospective"1952 - 1991. Menton: Le conseil municipal, 1991 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | FineArts | 00859538

In 1991, Raza "Retrospective"1952 - 1991 marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Sayed Haider Raza, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Bindu - Nad Series. Acrylic on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 0022662

Forms emerge from darkness. Their presence is perceptible in obscurity. They become relevant if their energy is oriented through vision into an alive form-orchestration for which certain pre-requisites are indispensable. The process is akin to germination. The obscure black space is charged with latent forces asking for fulfillment. Like the universal natural order of the ‘earth-seed’ relationship, the original unit, ‘BINDU’ emerges and unfolds itself in the black space. All inherent forces unite. A vertical line intersects a horizontal line, engendering energy and ligHe. Space is charged. Contours appear: white, yellow, red and blue, and along with the original black, they compose the colour spectrum of the visible world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Kundalini. Acrylic on canvas, 2001 | Painting | FineArts | 00597632

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Kundalini (2001), offered in the Modern Indian Paintings: Winter Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 02 December 2004 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹63,96,250 ($144,646). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Rajputana. Acrylic on canvas, 2003 | Painting | FineArts | 00600614

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Rajputana (2003), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including 20th Century Indian Paintings by Christie's, which concluded on 23 September 2004 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,01,20,582 ($220,300). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Saffronart (Auction House). Saffronart Online Auction - Modern Indian Paintings. 08 May 2003, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861898

In 2003, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Saffronart Online Auction (May 2003, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Bindu Bija - Mantra. Acrylic on canvas, 2004 | Painting | FineArts | 00600294

In 2004, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Bindu Bija - Mantra (2004), offered in the Modern Indian Paintings: Summer Online Auction by Saffronart, which concluded on 06 May 2004 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹70,62,137 ($158,025). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.

Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Masterpieces & Museum Quality III - Indian Contemporary Paintings with Rare Books and Vintage Film Memorabilia. 26 March 2004, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861906

In 2004, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Osians: Masterpieces & Museum Quality III (March 2004, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Sotheby's (Auction House). 20th Century Asian Art. 14 July 2005, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861922

In 2005, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: 20th Century Asian Art (July 2005, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Art - Winter Online Auction. 07 December 2006, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861951

In 2006, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern Indian Art (December 2006, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian Art - Including Modern Paintings and Miniatures. 19 September 2007, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861970

In 2007, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Indian Art (September 2007, Hong Kong), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Raza, S.H. (Artist). Raza a Retrospective. New York: Saffronart, 2007 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | FineArts | 00859553

In 2007, Raza a Retrospective marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Sayed Haider Raza, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production

Raza, S.H. (Artist). S. H. Raza - Mini Retrospective. Mumbai: Institute of Contemporary Indian Art, 2007 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | FineArts | 00859551

In 2007, S. H. Raza Mini Retrospective marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Sayed Haider Raza, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production

Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Art - Summer Online Auction. 19 June 2008, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862001

In 2008, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art (June 2008, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Bid & Hammer (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings. 24 January 2008, Bengaluru | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861980

In 2008, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Bid & Hammer: Modern & Contemporary Indian Paintings (January 2008, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Art. 21 August 2008, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862006

In 2008, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern & Contemporary Indian Art (August 2008, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Art - Summer Online Auction. 17 June 2010, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862066

In 2010, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern & Contemporary Indian Art (June 2010, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 23 March 2010, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862058

In 2010, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (March 2010, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 27 August 2010, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862070

In 2010, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (August 2010, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 25 March 2011, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862081

In 2011, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art (March 2011, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. 20 September 2011, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862095

In 2011, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art (September 2011, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 19 March 2012, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862108

In 2012, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art (March 2012, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 17 September 2013, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862157

In 2013, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (September 2013, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Winter Online Auction - Modern Indian Art. 12 December 2013, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862162

In 2013, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Winter Online Auction (December 2013, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

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Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Art (No Reserve Auction). 21 August 2013, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862152

In 2013, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern and Contemporary Art (No Reserve Auction) (August 2013, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Art. 20 June 2013, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862150

In 2013, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art (June 2013, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction - Modern & Contemporary Indian Art. 19 June 2014, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862177

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Summer Online Auction (June 2014, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 22 January 2014, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862164

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (January 2014, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Live Auction - Modern Indian Art. 04 September 2014, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862183

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Live Auction (September 2014, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Saffronart Live Auction - Modern Evening Sale. 15 February 2014, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862166

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Saffronart Live Auction (February 2014, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

DAG (Auction House). Significant Indian Modern Art. 28 August 2014, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862182

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of DAG: Significant Indian Modern Art (August 2014, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Bonhams (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 08 April 2014, London | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862174

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Bonhams: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art (April 2014, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern & Contemporary Indian Art. 08 September 2014, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862184

In 2014, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern & Contemporary Indian Art (September 2014, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). The Discerning Eye - Bangalore Live Auction. 15 April 2015, Bengaluru | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862201

In 2015, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: The Discerning Eye (April 2015, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 17 March 2015, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862197

In 2015, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (March 2015, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction. 11 June 2015, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862203

In 2015, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Summer Online Auction (June 2015, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

DAG (Auction House). 20th Century Indian Art. 06 December 2016, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862245

In 2016, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of DAG: 20th Century Indian Art (December 2016, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction). 21 December 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862251

In 2017, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction) (December 2017, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). From Classical to Contemporary. 07 December 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862266

In 2017, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: From Classical to Contemporary (December 2017, New York), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art. 14 May 2019, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862313

In 2019, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (May 2019, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary Indian Art - Spring Online Auction. 28 March 2019, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862308

In 2019, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art (March 2019, New Delhi), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Winter Online Auction. 10 December 2019, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862337

In 2019, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Winter Online Auction (December 2019, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Winter Live Auction - Modern Indian Art. 08 December 2020, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862368

In 2020, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Winter Live Auction (December 2020, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Raza - The Bindu and Beyond. 09 July 2020, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862350

In 2020, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Raza (July 2020, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Winter Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art and Collectibles. 10 December 2020, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862369

In 2020, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Winter Online Auction (December 2020, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art-No Reserve Auction. 28 June 2020, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862349

In 2020, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art-No Reserve Auction (June 2020, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Saffronart (Auction House). Summer Online Auction - Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 23 June 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862434

In 2022, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Summer Online Auction (June 2022, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

deRivaz & Ives (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Inaugural Masterpieces Series. 19 November 2022, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862452

In 2022, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of deRivaz & Ives: Inaugural Masterpieces Series (November 2022, New Delhi), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale - Works from the Glenbarra Art Museum and the Pundole Family Collection. 31 August 2023, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862484

In 2023, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Pundole: The Fine Art Sale (August 2023, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Iconic Masters. 28 October 2023, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862494

In 2023, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Iconic Masters (October 2023, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Asta Guru (Auction House). Dimensions Defined. 23 February 2024, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862507

In 2024, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Dimensions Defined (February 2024, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale. 12 March 2026, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862603

In 2026, an artwork by Sayed Haider Raza was featured on the cover of Pundole: The Fine Art Sale (March 2026, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

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The Art of S.H. Raza and the Auction Market
A prominent figure in modern Indian art, S.H. Raza has had a notable presence in the global art market. His artwork "Paysage" (1972) exemplifies his unique style and holds a significant place in the art world performance. Raza's works from the 1970s, particularly 1972, have consistently achieved high values at auctions, indicating their timeless appeal. His use of acrylic on canvas is a distinctive feature of his artistic output. This medium, known for its versatility and vibrant colour, makes up a considerable portion of his work and is well-received in the auction market. Artworks like "Paysage" illustrate Raza's approach of blending traditional Indian themes with modest techniques. The analysis of Raza's auction market performance highlights a strong demand for his works from the 1970s. This period is characterized by several high-value sales, demonstrating the market's recognition of these extraordinary pieces. Examining Raza's market performance provides insights into broader trends within the art market. His consistent auction results reflect the market's valuation of his works and his role in modern Indian art. His legacy continues to hold a significant place in the art world.
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