elements." Beginning in the 1960s (if not earlier), Gulgee (along with his younger brother Agha Sadaruddin (a well-known filmmaker and photographer for Time and Life), also created sculptures, including bronze pieces that were (like so many of his paintings) calligraphic in form and inspiration, and sometimes specifically based on verses from the Quran. His son Amin Gulgee is also a famous artist. International and special assignments Guljee received many requests for his paintings internationally, from the Saudi royal family to the Islamabad presidency. Many of his works are placed in the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Painting exhibitions Gulgee held his first painting exhibition in 1950. Gulgee's exhibitions have mostly been available to few people. Keeping that in mind and high public demand, an art gallery for Gulgee has been built in Clifton, Karachi, near South City Hospital and Sea View Karachi. Gulgee mostly painted for his own inspiration and vision. Although selected paintings are displayed at Clifton Art Gallery. Murder Gulgee, his wife Zarrin Gulgee and a maid were found dead by strangulation in their house on the evening of 19 December 2007 by his servants. Police suspect that all three had been murdered. While the bodies were found on the 19th, officials report that they had apparently been deceased for three days, leading to a speculative death date of 16 December 2007. Their bodies were found bound and gagged in separate rooms of the house. The initial cause of death for all three had been attributed to suffocation. According to press reports, his son reported that Gulgee's car and driver were missing and a foul smell coming from his parents' home. Gulgee was buried on the evening of 20 December 2007 in Karachi. Meanwhile, Gulgee's driver and another servant were arrested by the police as suspects and tried in court. The court case lingered on for many years. Finally, in May 2017, both of them were convicted and handed down life imprisonment sentences. Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award in 1970 by the President of Pakistan Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award in 1982 by the Government of Pakistan Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award in 1995 by the President of Pakistan See also Islamic calligraphy (primary source of inspiration for Gulgee's abstract works) Action painting (Gestural abstraction) Elaine Hamilton (American action painter and colleague who influenced Gulgee, according to Partha Mitter) Mixed media Abstract expressionism Amjad Ali, S. Gulgee,