Sadequain pictured at the Lahore Museum in front of The Fasting Siddhartha, a 2nd/3rd Century Gandharan sculpture
"The prison of life and the bondage of grief are one and the same, Before the onset of death, how can man expect to be free of grief?"
- Ghalib
At Frieze Masters 2026 Grosvenor Gallery will be exhibing paintings from the 1960s by one of the most significant South Asian painters of the 20th century - Syed Sadequain.
Alongside the main presentation we have a focus on his project to illustrate Albert Camus' L'Etranger, as well as a significant body of archival material.
The fair takes place in Regent's Park from 14-18 October.
