λ AHMED PARVEZ (PAKISTANI 1926-1979), ABSTRACT λ... Lot 139

λ AHMED PARVEZ (PAKISTANI 1926-1979), ABSTRACT λ AHMED PARVEZ (BRITISH/PAKISTANI 1926-1979)ABSTRACTOil on canvasSigned and dated '62 (lower left)76 x 51cm (29¾ x 20 in.)Provenance:Private Collection, Denis BowenExhibited:London, New Vision Centre Gallery, 1962Nottingham, Commonwealth Festival Exhibition, 1966London, Hayward Gallery, The Other Story, 1989, no. 4Belgrave Gallery, British Abstract Artists of the 50s and 60s, 1992 (illustrated in exhibition catalogue p. 40)The present work was notably exhibited in the ground breaking exhibition The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-War Britain, at The Hayward Gallery, London in 1989. This exhibition brought together works from Asian, African and Caribbean artists working in Post-War Britain, celebrating and promoting these artists to the mainstream that had otherwise been side-lined by critics and established institutions. Victor Musgrave from Gallery One called Parvez Without question the outstanding artist from Pakistan who has made a very strong impact upon the English art world. His extension into the West of the ideals implicit in Muslim art has been an effort of unique importance. (S. Ali, Homage: Remembering the Maestro, Dawn, 15 September 2013.)