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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled (Mother Teresa)



"Against stunned black the curling, quivering white folds float in slow motion. Like the Madonna-glowing marble melting over the knees of the ‘Pieta’...In the folds of her sari breathes a revived soul.” - M F HUSAIN

M F Husain was profoundly moved by Mother Teresa, whom he first met at Palam Airport in New Delhi in 1979. His preoccupation with the saint was rooted in his yearning for a maternal figure after losing his mother when...



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  Lot 36 of 60  

WINTER LIVE AUCTION
13 DECEMBER 2023

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$108,000
Rs 89,64,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Untitled (Mother Teresa)

Signed 'Husain' (lower right)
Circa 1980s
Acrylic on canvas
49 x 35.25 in (124.5 x 89.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, London
Acquired from the above
Private International Collection

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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