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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Portrait of an Umbrella-Four





"All forms of art are born from one's roots"

Maqbool Fida Husain was born in 1913 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. A self-taught artist, he came to Mumbai in 1937, determined to become a painter. In 1948, he was invited by F N Souza to join the Progressive Artists ' Group.

Husain began his career by painting billboards for feature films and making furniture designs and toys, to earn a living. When took up...



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  Lot 4 of 90  

SPRING ART AUCTION 2013
25-26 MARCH 2013

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$18,000
Rs 9,36,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Portrait of an Umbrella-Four

Signed in English (lower right)
Watercolour and ink on paper
13.5 x 20.5 in (34.3 x 52.1 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Formerly in the collection of Chester and Davida Herwitz, Worcester, Massachusetts
From a Private Collection, NY

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:
Husain from the collection of Chester and Davida Herwitz, Hunter Museum of Art, Tennessee, 1988

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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