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In his series of works on Mother Teresa, Husain "…uses her distinctive habit and her hands to effect a transformation of the historical to the mythic, the mortal to the eternal" (Susan Bean, "Now, Then, Beyond Time in India's Contemporary Art", Contemporary Indian Art: Other Realities, Marg, Mumbai, 2002, p. 48). In the present lot, for example, the artist represents Mother Teresa minimally, using only the drapes of her characteristic white sari... In his series of works on Mother Teresa, Husain "…uses her distinctive habit and her hands to effect a transformation of the historical to the mythic, the mortal to the eternal" (Susan Bean, "Now, Then, Beyond Time in India's Contemporary Art", Contemporary Indian Art: Other Realities, Marg, Mumbai, 2002, p. 48). In the present lot, for example, the artist represents Mother Teresa minimally, using only the drapes of her characteristic white sari edged with blue, and a single comforting hand to convey the immense power of her presence. Emerging out of a shadowy background, the 'Saint of Calcutta' offers solace and comfort and protection to the baby in her lap.

Eternalizing both her work and her sprit, this canvas resonates with the selfless undertaking of Mother Teresa and her foundation, the Missionaries of Charity to care for 'the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone.'

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