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LOT 116:
A MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN, INDIAN, WATERCOLOR AND INK-ON-PAPER PAINTING
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Sold for: $850
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
1,088
Start price:
$
500
Estimate :
$1,000 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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A MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN, INDIAN, WATERCOLOR AND INK-ON-PAPER PAINTING
Maqbool Fida Husain watercolor and ink-on-paper painting. Signed in the lower left corner.
Husain was born in 1915 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India. He passed away in London in 2011. After a brief stint at the Indore Art College, Husain migrated to Mumbai and supported himself by painting cinema hoardings. In 1947 he became a founder member of the Progressive Artists' Group, and in 1968, he won the Golden Bear for his film Through the Eyes of a Painter.
Provenance: according to the late collector and owner's son, the artwork is a part of the owner's late father's inheritance (Mirza Sami Baig Born, born: July 1, 1949, Hyd India, passed away in India visiting in 2013) which includes over 2500 artworks from India. The artworks were purchased directly from the artist in India while Mirza Sami Baig Born made multiple trips to visit the country.
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Dimensions: 30 x 22 in., (76 x 56 cm.)
Condition: The painting is in fine condition. The paper is strong and shows no signs of damage.
