Abu Taher (1936 – 18 December 2020)[1] was a Bangladeshi artist.[2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 1994.[3]

Abu Taher
আবু তাহের
Born1936
Died18 December 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 83–84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationArtist

Early life and career

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Taher earned his bachelor's from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka in 1963.[1]

Taher, as an expressionist painter, worked on large canvases. His work was dominated by strong whirling, thick colors, broken lines and various vague shapes and forms.[4] A solo painting exhibition of him was held at Gallery Chitrak in Dhanmondi in July 2018.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b চিত্রশিল্পী আবু তাহের আর নেই. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ চলে গেলেন চিত্রশিল্পী আবু তাহের. দেশ রূপান্তর (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ [Ekushey Padak winners list] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Abu Taher's solo at Chitrak". The Daily Star. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.