Eminent painter Wasim Kapoor passes away

Kapoor was acclaimed for his series ‘Kolkata Rickshawpullers’, among others

Born in Lucknow on January 3, 1951, Kapoor had shifted to Kolkata with his family. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Noted painter Wasim Kapoor passed away here on Monday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 71 and is survived by his two brothers, his sister-in-law and niece.

According to a family member, the painter passed away around 11:30 am at his residence in central Kolkata. Kapoor has been suffering from heart problems for a long time.

Wasim Kapoor ji is no more. Yet another legend passes away, taking away another passionate artist from us.
Rest in Peace #WasimKapoor ji & paint the canvases in heaven
My condolences to his family & friends. pic.twitter.com/S1C43dxwC1

— FIRHAD HAKIM (@FirhadHakim) January 24, 2022

Kapoor was born in Lucknow on January 3, 1951. Later he had shifted to Kolkata with his family and had embraced the city. He secured a first-class diploma in fine arts from the Indian College of Arts and Draftmanship, Kolkata in 1971 and soon established his place in the painter fraternity with his regular solo exhibitions from the early ’70s.

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Kapoor was acclaimed for his series ‘Kolkata Rickshawpullers’, among others. He was a recipient of a number of awards and his works were displayed at the Victoria Memorial, Academy of Fine Arts, Birla Academy of Art and Culture and CIMA Art Gallery in the city, at Lalit Kala Akademi, National Gallery of Modern Art and Vadhera Art Gallery in Delhi, besides in Mumbai and Paris, Lyons and Marseilles in France.

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First uploaded on: 24-01-2022 at 18:06 IST

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