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M F HUSAIN
(1913 ‒ 2011)
Untitled (Basket Weavers)
Signed ‘HUSAIN’ (lower centre); bearing
Chemould label on the board (on the reverse)
Circa 1950
Oil on canvas pasted on board
22.75 x 16.75 in (58 x 42.5 cm)
Rs 45,00,000 ‒ 65,00,000
$ 68,185 ‒ 98,485
PROVENANCE:
Acquired by Arnold Sonderegger, circa early 1950s,
during his posting as Swiss Consul General in
Bombay, 1925‒1955
Thence by descent
Private Delhi Collection
M F Husain
Image © M. F. Husain Foundation
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