This is an untitled print by M. F. Husain using graphic print-lithograph. In this print, Husain has depicted a human face and dark figures. The composition is rendered with rough, bold strokes. This print is signed 'Husain' along the lower margin of the print. This is now exhibited in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- Identifier
- ngma-03546
- Material
- Graphic Print-lithograph
- Note
- Born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, Maqbool Fida Husain was a self-taught artist. He was an important member of the Progressive Artists Group along with Francis Newton Souza, Syed Haider Raza, Krishna Howlaji Ara, Hari Ambadas Gade, and S Bakre. After a brief stint at the Indore Art College, Husain migrated to Bombay and his work got recognition in 1947 when he won an award at the annual exhibition of the Bombay Art Society. Husain has made a substantial contribution to the shaping of modern art in India. A versatile artist he started his career in Mumbai by painting cinema hoardings for a livelihood. His paintings are characterized by bold lines, colours and his experimentation with various material and themes that depict very real events. Husain's artist oeuvre was not restricted to painting he has dabbled in a multitude of media such as designing toys in wood, furniture, murals, drawings, graphic-prints, installations, documentaries, short films, feature films etc. His first film 'Through the Eyes of a Painter' won a Golden Bear Award. Husain was conferred the Padma Bhushan(1973) and the Padma Vibhushan (1989).
- Pages
- 23.5 x 23.5 cm
- Published in
- India
- Type
