A. A. Raiba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

A. A. Raiba

Indian artist

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2016

Profession: painter

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Abdul Aziz "A.
A." Raiba (20 July 1922 – 15 April 2016) was an Indian painter.
Educated at the Sir J.
J.
School of Art in Bombay (1942–46), Raiba started painting professionally in the early 1950s.
He won several medals from the Bombay Art Society: Bronze and silver medals, 1957-50; and the Gold medal in 1956.
His paintings are in collections in the Cairo Museum, Egypt, in the Nagpur Museum and in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi.
His work has been shown in over 20 exhibitions.
He painted several large murals for clients such as Air India and Ashok Hotel. His work is characterised by bold shapes, strong outlines and simple use of sophisticated color.
His landscapes often use a deliberately naive perspective.