M.F. Hussain's artwork will be on display at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai

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Maqbool Fida Hussain also known as M. F. Hussain started his career by painting movie billboards on the streets of Mumbai. Perhaps this is the reason why he is one of the few Indian artists who best grasped the perspective on art.

His paintings were marked with bold, vibrant, and striking colors that had a story to narrate. Expanding on his artwork, he practiced cubism; a painting style that breaks down elements and reassembles them with newly conceived abstract forms. He came to be known as the "Picasso of India", creating artworks that were funny and somber at the same time.

He advanced to designing the interiors of children's nurseries while working in a furniture dealership. Later he got invited to join the Progressive Artists' Group. He also received the first National Award for Painting from the Lalit Kala Akademi, and emerging as India's most well-known modernist.

If Husain had a favourite hobby, it would be painting big canvases or making jugalbandis that combined music and art. In an intriguing turn of events, the Kala Ghoda Festival chose a sizable horse painting by Husain to serve as the backdrop for a performance by Zakir Hussain, a master of the table.

For the first time since that momentous occasion, this renowned artwork, which is a part of the DAG collection, will be on display to the general public as part of the Husain exhibition at DAG 1 at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

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