Pakistani Art

Death of Iqbal Mehdi

allibhoy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:53:26 +0000

Died May 2008.

Painted huge murals and portraits.

Very well known but did not receive international recognition.

Left behind many stdents with his famous techniques.

Before death 2×3 oil on canvas £ 2000.

After death 2×3 oil on canvas £ 3500 to £ 6000.

allibhoy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:50:30 +0000

Died of hart attack age 57.

Karachi born artist. Main medium oil on canvas oil on paper.

Died in February 2007.

Before death 2×2 canvas £ 250.

After death 2×2 £ 600 to £ 700.

allibhoy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:48:30 +0000

Died of liver failure in Karachi. Well know artist, unfortunatly did not have variety and range and so relatively inexpensive.

Before death 1×1.5 oil on canvas £ 200.

After death £ 800 to £ 1200.

allibhoy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:46:30 +0000

Age 82, lived and worked in Karachi.

Found mudered on 14 december 2007. Big scandal.

Appeared in Bonhams on 3rd March 2008, 1 painting sold for £ 158,000.

allibhoy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:40:21 +0000

Born in 1936, lived and worked in Lahore. Received education in the national college of arts. Passed away on the 26 of february 2008 at age 72.

Before death a 2×3 oil on canvas was £3000.

After death same size canvas £12,000 to £15,000.