Maqbool Fida Husain

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Indian | 1915 - 2011

Maqbool Fida Husain was an Indian Asian Modern & Contemporary painter who was born in 1915. Their work is currently being shown at Aicon Gallery in New York. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Barbican Art Gallery have featured Maqbool Fida Husain's work in the past.Maqbool Fida Husain's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 36 USD to 13,750,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 13,750,000 USD for Untitled (Gram Yatra), sold at Christie's New York in 2025. In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 376,150 USD, while their architecture & design have sold for an average of 88,385 USD.Maqbool Fida Husain has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Observer in October 2025. The artist died in 2011.

Artist's alternative names: M F Husain, M. F. Husain, Maqbool Fida Husain, MF Husain

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Featured for Sale

Watercolor on Wove Paper of a Group of Two Female Figures Holding Jugs with Two Cows and a Flying Dove

Attributed to Maqbool Fida Husain

Kodner Galleries

UNTITLED (HORSES ,1900

By Maqbool Fida Husain

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Mother Teresa

By Maqbool Fida Husain

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Notable Lots

Bulls ,1961

By Maqbool Fida Husain

+122%

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Untitled ,1959

By Maqbool Fida Husain

+230%

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OPCE 25, OPCE 3, OPCE 23 - Maqbool Fida Husain

OPCE 25, OPCE 3, OPCE 23 ,2004

By Maqbool Fida Husain

+280%

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Husain ,1979

By Maqbool Fida Husain

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Mother Teresa

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Untitled (Mother Theresa

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MOTHER, TERESA

By Maqbool Fida Husain

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Princely Jailsalmer

By Maqbool Fida Husain

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Folklore Jailsalmer

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Current Exhibitions

M. F. Husain and Chester and Davida Herwitz: A Beautiful Friendship

Aicon Gallery

Greenwich Village | New York | USA

10 Oct, 2025 - 15 Nov, 2025

Past Exhibitions

ONLINE: M.F. Husain: Husain鈥檚 Hanuman: A Ten-Serigraph Collection

Aicon Gallery

Greenwich Village | New York | USA

13 Nov, 2024 - 14 Dec, 2024

Rockefeller + India

Aicon Gallery

Greenwich Village | New York | USA

22 Jun, 2023 - 29 Jul, 2023

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Articles

Led by £10.2m cheetah miniature, Aga Khan collection breaks all-time record for South Asian art sale

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Coverage

鈥� ..Husain (1915-2011), was one of India鈥檚 most eminent artists... 鈥�
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V&A London

鈥� ..Husain began his career as a painter of cinema hoardings after attending art school in Bombay (now Mumbai)... 鈥�
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V&A London

鈥� ..Ironically, by the 1970s, Husain鈥檚 alignments with the political leader resulted in the loss of support of some members of the intelligentsia and artistic community... 鈥�
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Asia Society and Museum, New York

鈥� ..Husain鈥檚 relationship with the line remains professional and personal, embodying the steady hand of skill and confidence as well as a spontaneity of spirit germane to the seeker... 鈥�
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Vadehra Art Gallery

鈥� ..Husain鈥檚 philosophy was that all work is completed at all stages, and yet no work is ever finished... 鈥�
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Vadehra Art Gallery

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