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'''Gurcharan Singh''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] painter, known for his figurative paintings.<ref name="Profile of Gurcharan Singh">{{cite web | url=http://www.theartstrust.com/artistprofile.aspx?artistid=25&name=Gurcharan%C2%A0Singh | title=Profile of Gurcharan Singh | publisher=The Arts Trust | date=2015 | access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> He was born in 1949 at [[Patiala]], in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and studied at Government College of Arts and Crafts, [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Biography from Christie's Mumbai">{{cite web | url=http://www.askart.com/artist_bio/Gurcharan%20Singh/11070836/Gurcharan%20Singh.aspx | title=Biography from Christie's Mumbai | publisher=Ask Art | date=2015 | access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> He has had several and group exhibitions in India and abroad and his works were exhibited at the International Biennale in Tokyo in 1984, at the Contemporary Art Show in Seoul in 1986 and the Festival of Contemporary Art in London in 1988.<ref name="Biography from Christie's Mumbai" /> The [[Lalit Kala Akademi]], New Delhi, [[National Gallery of Modern Art]], New Delhi and [[India House]], Paris have his on display at their premises.<ref name="Gurcharan Singh">{{cite web | url=http://www.archerindia.com/gurcharan-singh | title=Gurcharan Singh | publisher=Archer Art Gallery | date=2015 | access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> His signature paintings are based on the people from financially compromised classes; ''The Red Light in Black and White'' and ''Les Miserables'' are two of his notable works.<ref name="Saffronart profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.saffronart.com/artists/gurcharan-singh | title=Saffronart profile | publisher=Saffronart | date=2015 | access-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[National Gallery of Modern Art]]<br />
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