MF Husain was one of the founding members of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group and has often been credited with transforming the modern art idiom in India. He had gained an equal number of fans and critics during his illustrious career. The painter died on June 9, 2011. On his death anniversary, here are some glimpses from his vibrant life and work
Updated On: 2021-06-09 05:13 PM IST
MF Husain seated in front of his 40-foot canvas ‘Violence’ at the two-artist-show 'Darkness at Noon' at Gallery 7 in Colaba in 1999.
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A painting, titled 'Indian Households', by MF Husain photographed on preview at the Victoria and Albert Museum for the 'M.F. Husain: Master of Modern Indian Painting' exhibition in central London in 2014.
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Actor Shah Rukh Khan (left) seen helping the then 92-year-old artist MF Husain to unveil his painting at Bonhams' 'Art For Freedom', in London on June 7, 2007. The painting went on to be auctioned to raise funds for Tehelka, a media house in India.
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Sotheby's employees hold a painting entitled 'The Sixth Seal' by MF Husain at Sotheby's auction house in central London, on May 26, 2011.
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Husain pictured at the inauguration of his exhibition '...and not only 88 of Husain' at the National Art Gallery in Mumbai.
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Viewers looking at an installation by Husain in Calcutta in 2002. Hussain had called the work 'Knight Watch', describing it as a guard against terrorism and violence.
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