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“[My] art has always been a combination of Indian literature, music,
dance and architectural traditions.”
M F HUSAIN
M F Husain’s interest in painting musicians began
in 1959 and he revisited the theme over several
decades.The inspiration to draw fromclassical Indian
music and dance perhaps dated back to the artist’s
exposure to music recitals and dance performances
during his childhood in the city of Indore, which in
the late 1930s, under the rule of the princely Holkar
dynasty, was an important centre of arts and culture.
In addition to musical instruments such as the
veena
,
tabla
, and
tanpura
, Husain evokes the intangible
mood of music through the use of specific colours.
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT
PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW DELHI
10
M F HUSAIN
(1913 ‒ 2011)
Untitled
Signed in Devnagari (upper left); signed and
dated 'Husain/ '64' (on the reverse)
1964
Oil on canvas
26.5 x 39.75 in (67 x 100.9 cm)
Rs 60,00,000 ‒ 80,00,000
$ 95,240 ‒ 126,985
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Gita Art Gallery, circa 1970s