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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled



"So animated, so brisk was her walk... I sat there aghast... looking at her, at her frail body bend at the back. She was in a coarse white cotton sari, worn in the Bengali style. Her face, her wrinkled skin was illuminated by an inner light." - M F HUSAIN

M F Husain's depiction of Mother Teresa as a faceless figure is more representational than realistic. In his work, she becomes a vehicle for conveying compassion, caring, and...



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  Lot 13 of 40  

WINTER LIVE AUCTION: MODERN INDIAN ART
8 DECEMBER 2020

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Winning Bid
Rs 1,32,00,000
$180,822

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Untitled

Signed in Bengali and further signed and dated 'Husain/ 27/ X/ '90' (upper left)
1990
Oil on canvas
47.5 x 27.5 in (120.8 x 70 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Property from an Important Private Collection, Mumbai

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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