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about the workprovenance

Signature: signed 'Rahman Chughtai' (lower left); further titled "To the Pilgrimage" (lower right)


A gift by the artist

Thence by descent

Another impression of 'To the Pilmigrige' is part of the permanent collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco at the bequest of Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld.

About Abdur Rahman Chughtai


Abdur Rahman Chughtai was one of the earliest art icons of Pakistan, and became the first official national artist after the country gained independence in 1947. Chughtai, who descended from generations of craftsmen and decorators, had the uncommon opportunity to study at a British-founded art school in Lahore. As a result, his hallmark style was a composite of diverse influences, which included Mughal art, Islamic calligraphy, miniaturist painting, and Art Nouveau. His style was characterized by a reduction of forms into luminous planes of color, simple compositions, and delicate draftsmanship. His favorite subjects were portraits or illustrations modeled after heroes and heroines from Islamic history, legends, folktales, and Mughal royalty. Chughtai also wrote fiction and criticism, and designed stamps, coins, insignia, and book covers.

Pakistani, 1894-1975, Lahore, Pakistan


Christie's South Asian + Chinese,
South Asian Contemporary + Modern
Go to Abdur Rahman Chughtai’s Artist Page
Christie's South Asian + Chinese
Abdur Rahman Chughtai
To the Pilgrimage
Etching on paper
8 × 8 9/10 in
20.3 × 22.5 cm



