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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Untitled



To M F Husain, coming from a heavily peopled land like India made the human figure impossible to ignore as a pictorial element. It features prominently in his oeuvre as “the vehicle for his exploration of the nature and drama of reality.” (Richard Bartholomew and Shiv S Kapur, Husain, New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1972, p. 36) Husain, who lost his mother Zainab at a very young age and had keenly felt the absence of a maternal presence...



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  Lot 53 of 55  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION
13 MARCH 2024

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M F Husain
Untitled

Signed 'Husain' (lower right)
Circa 1950s
Oil on canvas
29.5 x 37.5 in (75 x 95.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Saffronart, 25-26 March 2013, lot 23
Property from a Private Middle Eastern Collection

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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