The death anniversary of famous painter Abdur Rahman Chughtai is being observed today.

Chughtai was a famous painter of Pakistan who is well known for his unique and distinctive painting style influenced by Mughal Art, Miniature Painting, Art Nouveau and Islamic Art Traditions.

He is considered ‘the first significant modern Muslim Artist from South Asia and the National Artist of Pakistan.

He was given the title of khan Bahadur in 1934, awarded Pakistan's Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1960, and the presidential medal for pride of performance in 1968.

In 1916, Chughtai's first painting in a revivalist ‘oriental' style appeared in the modern review. He had his first exhibition in 1920 at the Punjab fine art society.

He died in Lahore on January 17, 1975.