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"I think drawing and painting human figures is not very easy, but what matters I the empathy one has, and it is this that I seek to express."

Every artist is bothered by the anxiety of influence - what is his relationship to the past, and to past masters? This issue is pushed to the fore for Shamshad Husain, son of M.F. Husain. Though he has chosen to succeed his father in the medium of painting, he has carved out an individualistic...
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Every artist is bothered by the anxiety of influence - what is his relationship to the past, and to past masters? This issue is pushed to the fore for Shamshad Husain, son of M.F. Husain. Though he has chosen to succeed his father in the medium of painting, he has carved out an individualistic pictorial space, working within the Indian tradition without finding himself hampered by a legacy.

Husain's art schooling began at the M S University of Baroda, which he describes as "delightful. There was immense freedom of experimentation, and there were no walls between students and teachers." After graduating from Baroda, Husain went on to the London's Royal College of Art. Here, he found a vibrant and stimulating environment, while grappling with questions of his identity as an Indian versus the Western influence of his late-Modernist British training.

The artist passed away on 24th October, 2015
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Showing 3 of 3 works

USD payement only Lot 107 Details

Auction 2003 (May) 6-8 May 2003

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Oil on canvas

60 x 40 in

Winning bid
$1,050
Rs 49,350
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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Lot 175 Details

Auction 2001 (December) 6-12 December 2001

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Oil on canvas

60 x 40 in



Lot 130 Details

Auction 2000 (November) 24 Nov-1 Dec 2000

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Acrylic on canvas

15 x 22.75 in




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Showing 4 of 27 works

Lot 23 Details

Absolute Tuesdays 4 June 2024

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Oil on canvas

15.5 x 19.5 in

Winning bid
$1,084
Rs 90,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


Lot 22 Details

Absolute Tuesdays 7 May 2024

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Watercolour on paper

14.5 x 10.5 in

Winning bid
$231
Rs 19,200
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


Lot 7 Details

Absolute Tuesdays 16 April 2024

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Oil on canvas

32 x 19 in

Winning bid
$1,098
Rs 90,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


Lot 16 Details

Charity Auction in support of Community Against Drunken Driving 9 April 2024

Shamshad Husain

Untitled

Oil on canvas

35.5 x 23.5 in

Winning bid
$1,024
Rs 84,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)


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EXHIBITIONS            
Showing 1 of 1 works

Lot 155 Details

Works on paper. 2-20 February 2006

Shamshad Husain

untitled

Pen and ink on paper

16 x 11 in







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