Mohammad Maimangi

Gholam Mohammad Maimangi (1873 –1935), was a prominent Afghan painter.[1]

Mohammad Maimangi
غلام محمد میمنگی
Born1873
Died1935
NationalityAfghan
Known forpainting, drawing
Stylerealism

Life

Maimangi was the founder of School of Fine Arts in Kabul.[2] He is considered one of the painters of the second golden age of Realism in Afghanistan, along with Karim Shah Khan, Abdul Ghafoor Breshna, Ghulam Mohieddin Shabnam, Hafiz Pakzad and Akbar Khorasani.[3]

References
  1. "Khorasan, land of the sun". www.khorasanzameen.net.
  2. "Art" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  3. "نگاهی بر نقاشی و پیکرتراشی در گذشته و حال افغانستان". BBC News (in Persian).


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