S.H. Raza

S.H. Raza (1922-2016) co-founded the Progressive Artists’ Group (1947) alongside F.N. Souza, M.F. Husain, and others. Born in Madhya Pradesh, S.H. Raza studied at the Sir J.J. School of Art in Bombay before moving to Paris in 1950, to study at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts.

His style absorbed Western abstraction yet rooted his work in Indian metaphysics, and over the years evolved from expressionist landscapes to geometric abstraction infused with spiritual symbolism.
Decorated with the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, and France’s Legion of Honour, Raza remains one of India’s most celebrated and significant artists.