A framed painting by Abdur Rahman Chughtai.

Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1897 to 1975) was a painter and intellectual from Pakistan, who created his own unique, distinctive painting style influenced by Mughal art, miniature painting, Art Nouveau and Islamic art traditions. He is considered the first significant modern Muslim artist from South Asia, and the national artist of Pakistan. He was given the title of Khan Bahadur in 1934, awarded Pakistans Hilal i Imtiaz in 1960, and the Presidential medal for Pride of Performance in 1968.