Untitled (Horses)

Details

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.)

Provenance

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.

Lot Essay

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.)

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