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05 May 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
14, rue du Rempart-Saint-Étienne - 31000 Toulouse
M. F. Husain’s rare appearances at French auctions do not go unnoticed. This time, the Indian painter is back with boisterous animals symbolizing his Southeast Asian homeland.
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915–2011), allegorical Representation of an Indian bestiary, 1982, signed and dated oil on canvas, 102 x 77 cm/ 40.15 x 30.31 in. Estimate: €40,000/50,000
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915–2011), allegorical Representation of an Indian bestiary, 1982, signed and dated oil on canvas, 102 x 77 cm/ 40.15 x 30.31 in. Estimate: €40,000/50,000
Three jungle animals considered sacred in India – an elephant, a tiger and a monkey – overlap on the multicolored background of a llegorical Representation of an Indian b estiary . The merrymakers are symbols of eternal India and were often used by the work’s author, Maqbool Fida Husain, one of the subcontinent's most famous contemporary painters. Durga, the Hindu goddess of war, rides the tiger, illustrating…
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