Jehan Salim

Zainul Abedin

Illustration
2024
watercolor and ink on watercolor paper
9" by 12.75"
Being one of Bangladesh’s most prominent painters, some of his most famous works is a series of charcoal sketches depicting the living situations of people during the Great Famine of Bengal in the 40s depicting a grim period. This piece portrays Abedin’s childhood at the Brahmaputra River where his village is at which is a common subject in his other paintings.

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Zainul Abedin
Zainul Abedin

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Jehan Salim

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