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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Gaja Gamini



“[Cinema is the only] complete art form without which I would have considered myself a worthless artist. Cinema is the ultimate, it is easily the most modern and magical medium of expression.”
- M F HUSAIN

Cinema was an obsession and an inspiration for M F Husain. In his biography, Husain: Portrait of an Artist, he recalls how as a child he was permitted to watch films only twice a year, and so he would often slip away...



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  Lot 85 of 130  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
26-27 JUNE 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 1,92,00,000
$231,325

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Gaja Gamini

Signed 'Husain' (upper right)
1999
Acrylic on canvas
32 x 40 in (81 x 101.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Aicon Gallery, New York, 2001
Private Collection, California
Acquired from the above

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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