Lot#18 || Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011)
UNTITLED (Two headed woman)
(1990)
Marker on paper
13.00 x 10.20 in
Estimate ₹ 2,00,000 - ₹ 3,00,000
CATALOGUE NOTES
Maqbool Fida Husain was born in 1913 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. In 1948, he was invited by F N Souza to join the Progressive Artists ' Group in Mumbai. Husain began his career by painting billboards for feature films and making furniture designs and toys to earn a living. When he took up painting as an art form,he blended folk, tribal and mythological art to create vibrantly contemporary, living art forms.
Maqbool Fida Husain was born in 1913 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. In 1948, he was invited by F N Souza to join the Progressive Artists ' Group in Mumbai. Husain began his career by painting billboards for feature films and making furniture designs and toys to earn a living. When he took up painting as an art form,he blended folk, tribal and mythological art to create vibrantly contemporary, living art forms.
