ISLAMABAD : August 16,2023: A coffee table book, “Landmarks of Pakistan” containing pen and ink drawings of historical places of Pakistan by a German Painter, Ms. Ute Elpers is being launched on Thursday (August 17) at Pakistan National Council of Arts, Islamabad.
The event has been organized by the German-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the support of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ms. Ute Elpers was a German porcelain painter who died in 2019. She was trained as a porcelain and ceramic painter at the Roloff porcelain factory in Muenster, Germany. She gifted 21 of her beautiful filigree ink drawings of landmarks of Pakistan to the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA), Islamabad.
Ute very skillfully portrayed through her pen and ink drawings the rich architectural and cultural heritage of Pakistan. To support humanitarian work in Pakistan, she donated proceeds from the sale of her artwork through the Humanity Care Foundation based in Muenster.
Pakistan’s ex-Ambassador to Germany, Shahid Kamal in collaboration with the head of Humanitarian Care Foundation, Folker Flasee, and Ms. Farrah Mahmood have compiled the drawings of Ute Elpers in a coffee table book to showcase her memorable artwork and acknowledge her passion and love for Pakistan. Publication of this coffee book has been sponsored by the German-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI).