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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled



Husain's paintings of horses are arguably among the best known in his oeuvre. He first began painting this subject in the 1950s and revisited the leitmotif - representative of power, passion and freedom - throughout his artistic career. His preoccupation with this subject developed from a wide range of encounters with the animal during early childhood experiences in Indore, where he saw horses drawing tongas or in Muharram processions....



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  Lot 6 of 30  

SUMMER LIVE AUCTION
13 JULY 2021

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Winning Bid
Rs 66,00,000
$89,796

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Untitled

Signed 'Husain' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
36 x 23.75 in (91.4 x 60.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Mumbai
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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