Satish Gujral Honoured with Commemorative Postage Stamp
· Free Press Journal
Raseel Gujral Art Legacy (RGAL), in association with the Department of Posts, Government of India, released a commemorative Postage Stamp marking the birth centenary of Padma Vibhushan Satish Gujral, painter, sculptor, muralist, architect and writer, and one of the most distinguished figures in post-Independence Indian art. The stamp was unveiled by the Hon'ble Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, at a ceremony held at Bikaner House, New Delhi.
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The artwork chosen for the stamp is drawn from a rare self-portrait Gujral painted circa 2010, one of the only four self-portraits created across his entire career. The painting, held in the private collection of Raseel Gujral Ansal, was gifted by Satish and Kiran Gujral to Navin Ansal and Raseel Gujral Ansal and has remained a treasured family possession since. Rendered in a striking photorealistic black-and-white treatment of the artist's face against a fully coloured composition, the portrait carries an intimate, cinematic quality; a fitting image for a stamp intended as both a national honor and a personal tribute.