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Page 1 of 2 Sardar Sobha Singh was an eminent artist of Punjab. Widely acclaimed as the saint-artist of the people, he created a new intensity by delving deep into the spirit of the subject. The conception and execution of his portraits and the landscape paintings remain singularly unique in the sense that they introduce the great spiritual masters and the heroes in a
manner that simply evokes adoration. Art for him was not merely an amusing pastime. He held that it had the capacity to elevate the soul and refine the taste of the people. He painted great men, martyrs and pleasing aspects of nature and refused to accept the ominous events and erotic scenes as objects for his art. His portraits of the Gurus, avatars, saints and the immortal lovers shall endure the test of time.
Sobha Singh, for his young admirers was the famous artist 180 cm tall, fair complexioned, sharp featured, slim and handsome of delicate build, with a few sprinkling of pock marks on his face. Normally he wore soft and natural coloured long shirt and pyj ama. When going out, he half wrapped himself in a soft pashmina shawl and carried a black thin, wide, zippered portfolio in his hand. He used thin frame spectacles. To compensate the length of his left leg, he wore a high wooden sandal on this side. He gave an impressive look with his shining grey hair immaculately brushed and his long beard and moustaches. He took long strides limping on his left leg. He had long soft hands and he could strike them against his forearms separately by bending them backward. He was very soft spoken, humble, full of wit and wisdom. His talks were seasoned with anecdotes, quotations, similes, parables and sometimes with indirection.
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