PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE AGA HILALY, AMBASSADOR TO PAKISTAN AND HIGH COMMISSIONER TO INDIA, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)

Wilderness

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MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (B. 1915)
Wilderness
signed 'Husain' (lower right); signed again in Hindi (upper left); titled 'WILDERNESS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25¼ x 31¼ in. (64.1 x 79.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1958
來源
Acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent to the current owner

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This work, from the late 1950s, could be regarded as a precursor to Husain's famed Kerala series with its luscious foliage that almost camouflages its occupants. Characteristic of the works from this period are the ghost-like forms that the viewer has to seek out, as in the case of the seated figure at the center of the composition. A figure masterfully constructed within the tree on the left, is reminiscent in pose to classical Indian sculpture.