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Maqbool Fida Husain (1915–2011) Indian painter and film-maker, one of the best known and almost certainly the most controversial figure in the contemporary art of his country. Born in Pandha-pur, Maharashtra, he studied at the School of Art in Indore in 1937, then worked as a painter of cinema hoardings and as a toy designer.
Jun 9, 2011 · One of India's most famous artists, MF Husain, has died in hospital in London aged 95 after years of self-imposed exile. He had been unwell for several months. Maqbool Fida Husain was India's most ...
Artists who joined this group were Francis Newton Souza, Maqbool Fida Husain, Syed Haider Raza, Krishna Howlaji Ara, Hari Ambadas Gade, and S Bakre, a sculptor. The group of young artists felt an affinity with international modernism and dwelled on the formal values of a painting.
Maqbool Fida Husain took Indian art to a new plane. One of India’s most accomplished and saleable artists of the 20th century, he was closely associated with the modernist phase of Indian art in ...
Jun 9, 2020 · M.F. Husain or Maqbool Fida Husain was an Indian artist famous for making bold and vibrant coloured paintings. M.F. Husain was one of the most celebrated Indian artists of the 20th century.
Jun 3, 2023 · Artist Maqbool Fida Husain was an extraordinary man. He had the ability to forge deep relationships with people across walks of life, and use this as inspiration for his creative output. He allowed his friendships to push the envelope of his art practice.
Maqbool Fida “M.F.” Husain was one of the most celebrated and internationally recognized modern Indian artists of the 20th Century. Acclaimed for his wide range of media and subjects, he tackled topics as diverse as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British raj and traditional motifs of Indian life across his original paintings, drawings, screen prints and even photographs.
