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NOVEMBER 2016 | THE TIES THAT BIND
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M F HUSAIN
(1913 - 2011)
a) Untitled
Inscribed '9' (upper left)
Pastel and sketchpen on tracing paper
5.75 x 4.5 in (14.8 x 11.5 cm)
b) Untitled
Inscribed '11' (upper right)
Pastel and pencil on tracing paper
16.5 x 11.75 in (42 x 29.6 cm)
$ 9,095 - 12,125
Rs 6,00,000 - 8,00,000
(Set of two)
PROVENANCE:
Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
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b
58
M F HUSAIN
(1913 - 2011)
a) Untitled
Inscribed '12' (upper left)
Pencil on tracing paper
22.75 x 11.75 in (58 x 30 cm)
b) Untitled
Inscribed '4' (upper right) and
'2' (lower right)
Pencil on tracing paper
13 x 19.75 in (33 x 50 cm)
c) Untitled
Inscribed '16' (upper left)
Pencil on tracing paper
13 x 19.75 in (33 x 50 cm)
Husain’s animals are drawn from
sources as diverse as religion,
sculpture, and folk tales, and he
taps deep into their significance in
Indian culture. Over his long career,
animals have been an integral part
of Husain’s oeuvre: from the raw
energy of the bucking, frantic
horse, to the barely controlled
power of the tiger, the majesty
of the elephant stretching into
depictions of Ganesha, he blended
age-old tales and contemporary
imagery. Husain re-imagined the
cultural repository he had at his
disposal to create a wholly new
pictorial language.
a b d ef
cd) Untitled
Inscribed '17' (upper left)
Pencil on tracing paper
13.25 x 19.25 in (33.8 x 48.7 cm)
e) Untitled
Pencil on tracing paper
11.75 x 17 in (30 x 43 cm)
f) Untitled
Inscribed '10' (upper left)
Pencil on tracing paper
11.75 x 15 in (29.6 x 37.8 cm)
$ 4,550 - 6,065
Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000
This lot is offered at NO RESERVE
(Set of six)