Padma Vibhushan awardee Satish Gujral passes away at 94, PM Modi condoles 'versatile and multifaceted' artist's demise

NEW DELHI: Artist and architect Satish Gujral, renowned for his versatility across different mediums, has died, an art world insider said on Friday. He was 94. Gujral died here late Thursday, said Ranjit Hoskote.
"He had been unwell for quite sometime," the curator and artist told .

Gujral, who was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, was an architect, painter, muralist, sculptor and graphic artist.


His familiar works include the alphabet mural on the outside wall of the Delhi High Court. He also designed the Belgian Embassy in Delhi.

Gujral's artworks were heavily inspired by the turbulence of his early years, including the illness that impaired his hearing as a child and the Partition of the subcontinent.

"Unlike many of his peers, who went to Paris or London in the early 1950s, Gujral went to Mexico City to study with Diego Rivera and Siqueiros. Gujral's was a versatile practice spanning painting, sculpture and architecture. RIP," Hoskote tweeted, expressing his condolences.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of renowned artist and architect Satish Gujral on Friday, recalling his determination that helped him overcome adversity.

"Satish Gujral Ji was versatile and multifaceted. He was admired for his creativity as well as the determination with which he overcame adversity," Modi wrote on Twitter.


He said Gujral's intellectual thirst took him far and wide, yet he remained attached to his roots.

"Saddened by his demise. Om Shanti," the prime minister added.