Live Auction 1975South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)
Lot 15 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, EUROPE

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)

Untitled (Horses)

Closed20 March 2008

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MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)
Untitled (Horses)
signed 'Husain' in Hindi (upper left)
oil on board
24 x 48 1/8 in. (61 x 122.3 cm.)

Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner, who was at the time a diplomat in India circa 1961, and thence by descent.

Specialist note

According to E. Alkazi, horses are usually recognized as symbols of the sun and knowledge. They are associated with life giving and sustaining forces. Husain's horses have become "a vehicle for multiple utterances - aggression, power and protection." (R. Shahani, Let History Cut Across Me Without Me, New Delhi, 1993, p. 8.)