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Lot Essay
"On Kerala's sands and in its elephant-inhabited jungle and among its people Husain heard a cry." (R. Bartholomew and S. Kapur, Maqbool Fida Husain, New York, 1972, p. 55)
Maqbool Fida Husain's Untitled (Kerala) captures the particular affection and affinity which the artist had with Kerala which began following his second visit to Kerala in 1967. Kerala Series. "Around the end of 1967 he [Husain] visited Kerala. With its ancient matriarchal society, stanch Dravidian faces, and simple fisherfolk, with its lush vegetation and sun, sand, and sea, this southwestern extremity of India beckoned to him as an idyll of contained form and emotion." (R. Bartholomew and S. Kapur, Maqbool Fida Husain, New York, 1972, p. 55) Husain renders the olive hued vegetation, red-brown earthy tones and bright vibrant blues, in this carefully considered pallet. This painting revels in a pure and primal playfulness. The elephant dances against blue skies as this lush landscape bristles with joyful nostalgia from such a pivotal and inspirational encounter in Husain's career.
Maqbool Fida Husain's Untitled (Kerala) captures the particular affection and affinity which the artist had with Kerala which began following his second visit to Kerala in 1967. Kerala Series. "Around the end of 1967 he [Husain] visited Kerala. With its ancient matriarchal society, stanch Dravidian faces, and simple fisherfolk, with its lush vegetation and sun, sand, and sea, this southwestern extremity of India beckoned to him as an idyll of contained form and emotion." (R. Bartholomew and S. Kapur, Maqbool Fida Husain, New York, 1972, p. 55) Husain renders the olive hued vegetation, red-brown earthy tones and bright vibrant blues, in this carefully considered pallet. This painting revels in a pure and primal playfulness. The elephant dances against blue skies as this lush landscape bristles with joyful nostalgia from such a pivotal and inspirational encounter in Husain's career.