Couple Embracing

Sadequain Naqqash was a Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced. He was also a poet, writing hundreds of rubāʿiyāt in the style of Omar Khayyam and Sarmad Kashani. He spent some time in Paris to hone his artistic skills further and it’s a possibility that Couple Embracing emerged from some of the iconic paintings and sculptures that he saw while visiting art museums, galleries there.