Sheikh Safdar Ali was one of the important artists who helped revive and shape post-Partition modern art in Pakistan. Born in Gujarat in 1924, he lost his father at the age of two and was raised by his elder brother who encouraged his early interest in art. Safdar later studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art in Bombay, an experience that had a lasting influence on his artistic development. While still young, he encountered the works of European masters such as Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Salvador Dalí which broadened his artistic vision and deepened his interest in modernism. In 1940, Safdar began his professional career in Bombay...