Native name عبدالغفود برشنا Other names Ustad Breshna Full Name Abdul Ghafoor Name Abdul Breshna | Home town Kabul Nationality Afghan | |
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Born April 10, 1907 ( 1907-04-10 ) Kabul, Afghanistan Died January 4, 1974, Kabul, Afghanistan Education | ||
Abdul Ghafoor Breshna (Pashto: عبدالغفود برېښنا ; born 10 April 1907 in Kabul) was an Afghan painter, music composer, poet and film director. He is regarded as one of the country's most talented artists.
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Early life
Breshana was born as Abdul Ghafoor on 10 April 1907 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The word Breshna means lightning, which he added as a last name. In 1921, he was amongst the students who were sent to Germany for higher education by Amanullah Khan. He studied painting and lithography at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. In Germany, Breshna married Marguerhee and returned to Afghanistan in 1931.
Death and legacy
He died on 4 January 1974 in his birth city of Kabul. Most of his artwork was lost or destroyed during the many years of war in Afghanistan. Only some remain, and he is being remembered now as one of Afghanistan's most talented artists.
Exhibitions
Breshna's work was displayed all over world like Tehran (1953, 1966), Delhi (1954, 1974), Cairo (1956), New York City (1957), Moscow (1965,1973), Peking (1967), Sofia (1967), Cannes (1971) and Dushambe (1972).