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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled



On several occasions, Husain adopted classical Indian aesthetics as a substrate to construct images. He was deeply moved by music since childhood, and growing up in Indore, an important cultural centre for Indian classical music, he was exposed to the discipline substantially. In the late 1940s, he visited an exhibition of traditional Indian art and craft at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, and began painting works that imbibed the sculpted...



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  Lot 10 of 57  

THE DISCERNING EYE | BANGALORE, LIVE
15 APRIL 2015

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Winning Bid
Rs 60,00,000
$98,361

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Untitled

Signed in Devnagari (upper right) and signed in English (verso)
c. 1970s
Acrylic on canvas
20.5 x 39.5 in (52.1 x 100.3 cm)

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of the Late Badrivishal Pitti
Private Collection, Mumbai
From a Private Collector, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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