Haku Vajubhai Shah (Indian, 1934-2019) SakhiHaku Vajubhai Shah (Indian, 1934-2019)Sakhi signed lower right and edition 31/120 lower leftserigraph on paper, framed68.5 x 98cm (26 15/16 x 38 9/16in).ProvenanceArcher Graphic Studio, Ahmedabad.Haku Vajubhai Shah was born in Valod, Gujrat. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Fine Arts from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He was a figurative painter hailing from the Baroda School of Art and his works were influenced by tribal art and culture as is evident in the present lot, Gandhian philosophy and the Bhakti movement. In addition to having published several books on traditional Indian pottery, he was also the curator of the Museum for Tribal Cultures at the Gujarat Vidhyapeth (University), and a consultant of the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad. He exhibited widely throughout his career and some exhibitions include, the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in 1963 ad 1964, at the International House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1968, Gallery One, New York in 1976, Bade Museum, Berkeley in 1991, Durban Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, 1998 and Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi in 2007. He has received several awards, notably the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fellow in 1968, the Nehru Fellowship Award in 1971, the Padma Shri in 1989 and the Kala Ratna from the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) in 1997.