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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled (Kerala Series)



"Lost is the passage of sound In my jungle. Today the burnt bamboos Have scratched The heart of silent sky, And greens sucked In elephant jugs. White tusks daggered Inside the stomach of black mountain. They say: For seven days The passage of sound was lost." - M F HUSAIN

Animals recur frequently as motifs in M F Husain's works, possessing graceful, energetic forms. Depictions of the elephant and horse - both of which are...



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  Lot 46 of 120  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
12-13 JUNE 2019

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ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Untitled (Kerala Series)

Signed in Devnagari (upper left)
Circa 1960s
Oil on canvas
50 x 26 in (126.9 x 65.8 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1960s
Thence by descent
Property from an Important South Indian Collection

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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