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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Lady



In the 1950s and 60s, M.F. Husain painted a series of canvases including the present lot, featuring a solitary woman against a muted or monochromatic background. In these paintings, like several of his other early works, Husain's "…women are monumental in their fortitude and yet humble and ordinary in a duality that Husain expresses effortlessly…far from arousing passion, [they] are ascetic without any of the abundant sexuality found in [the]...



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  Lot 26 of 70  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN INDIAN ART
18-19 DECEMBER 2012

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M F Husain
Lady

Signed in Devnagari (upper right)
c. 1960s
Oil on canvas
55 x 33 in (139.7 x 83.8 cm)

PROVENANCE:
From an Important Collection, United Kingdom

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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