Maya with Pink Elephant

細節

MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)
Maya with Pink Elephant
signed in Hindi 'Husain' (upper right); titled 'Maya with Pink Elephant' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22¾ x 43 in. (57.8 x 109.2 cm.)

來源

Acquired when the present owner served as a Diplomat in New Delhi, 1973.

拍品專文

M. F. Husain's knowledge of Indian classical and religious texts has deeply informed many of his works and can be considered an important sub-genre in his oeuvre. Maya with Pink Elephant references the miraculous dream of Queen Maya, of an elephant approaching her side. Portending greatness, she awoke having conceived Siddartha who later became the Buddha.