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M F HUSAIN
(1913 ‒ 2011)
Untitled (Hawk on her Thigh)
Signed in Devnagari (lower left), inscribed
‘“Haw on her thigh” / This is to certify that
this is an original painting by M.F. Husain
living in India. V. Kumar, Kumar Gallery, N.
Delhi’ (on the reverse)
Circa 1965
Oil on canvas
40.25 x 18 in (102 x 45.5 cm)
Rs 1,00,00,000 ‒ 1,50,00,000
$ 151,520 ‒ 227,275
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby’s, New York, 20 September 2002, lot 147
The present lot is a portrait of well-known
theatre artist, Kusum Haidar. She was a
student of the legendary stage director and
teacher, Ebrahim Alkazi. Haider met Husain
during this time and was the inspiration for
some of his paintings in the 1960s. Other
portraits of Haider painted by Husain, are
published in Richard Bartholomew and Shiv
S Kapur,
Husain
, New York: Harry N Abrams,
Inc., 1972.