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“Husain’s painted horses do not just bear majestic stateliness and striking beauty but also come alive in every mood, situation and form. Their forceful movement conveys so much that it carries us away with it” (Rashda Siddiqui, In Conversation with Husain Paintings, Books Today, New Delhi, 2001, p. 112).

It is this compelling combination of brute strength and composed grace, of masculine and feminine attributes, which has sustained... “Husain’s painted horses do not just bear majestic stateliness and striking beauty but also come alive in every mood, situation and form. Their forceful movement conveys so much that it carries us away with it” (Rashda Siddiqui, In Conversation with Husain Paintings, Books Today, New Delhi, 2001, p. 112).

It is this compelling combination of brute strength and composed grace, of masculine and feminine attributes, which has sustained Husain’s lifelong interest in the figure of the horse. In this piece, a shimmering cobalt and bronze stallion stands elegantly backing the viewer. Captured in a brief moment of pause, with its head turned back over its shoulder, the animal seems to beckon the viewer to abandon the cares of the world and join it and its companions in the distance in their natural and liberated state of being.

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