'Mullah looks at Life'
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Not on view at present
Where is “'Mullah looks at Life'” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
The painting depicts several nudes in various positions, some partially hidden by serpents others by trees. In this painting, the artist pokes fun at the figure of the Mullah by depicting several nudes in various positions - some partially hidden by serpents others by trees.
Tassaduq Sohail was born in Jullundhar, East Punjab in 1930. After the partition of India, the artist fled with his family to Pakistan where he settled in Karachi. In the early 1960s Sohail moved to London and began taking drawing classes at Central Saint Martins School of Art. In his watercolours, the artist often ridicules mullahs, rabbis and priests by depicting them in compromising situations. Sohail has also produced many naive and fantastic landscapes where animals frolic and trees flourish.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- IS.37-1987
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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