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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled (Family)



"Art for me is not a cerebral activity. It is purely a visual and sensory experience... I do not want to create any meanings in my paintings." - M F HUSAIN

The human form was indispensable and held utmost importance for M F Husain as he captured the multifaceted realities of India in his artistic portrayals. “How can I go abstract when there are 600 million people around me in India? It is impossible for me to ignore the multitudes...



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  Lot 22 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 1,68,00,000
$202,410

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ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Untitled (Family)

Signed and dated in Devnagari (upper right)
1961
Oil on canvas
49.25 x 19.25 in (125 x 49 cm)

PROVENANCE
Property from the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection

PUBLISHED
Yashodhara Dalmia, "Modernism Reinvented in Bombay: The Art of the Progressives," Rob Dean, Giles Tillotson eds., Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection, Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing, 2019, p. 123 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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