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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

8 Horses



M.F. Husain’s “…earliest memories of artistic participation were with the making of the tazias in Indore where twenty foot high effigies of horses were carried in procession during the final day of Muharram, as symbols of the martyrdom of Imam Husain the grandson of the Prophet. These gigantic horses signified all the valour of the warrior for the young boy and they emerged in some of his earliest paintings as animated, powerful animals”...



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  Lot 72 of 90  

SUMMER AUCTION 2010
16-17 JUNE 2010

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Winning Bid
Rs 1,99,23,750
$442,750

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
8 Horses

Signed in English (upper right and verso)
Acrylic on canvas
69.5 x 87 in (176.5 x 221 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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