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M F Husain
(1915 - 2011)

Sawari





"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 74 of 102  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
14-15 DECEMBER 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 13,20,000
$16,098

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

M F Husain
Sawari

Signed 'Husain' (lower centre)
Painted wood mounted on board
Height: 10 in (25 cm)
Board size: 20 x 16 in (51 x 41 cm)

PROVENANCE
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

PUBLISHED
Ram Chatterjee, Husain's Toys, Bombay: D B Rajpally, 1960 (another from the edition, illustrated)
Bikram Singh, Maqbool Fida Husain, New Delhi: Rahul and Art, 2008, p. 40 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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