Lot 1303
  • 1303

Maqbool Fida Husain (1913 - 2011)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Maqbool Fida Husain
  • Untitled (Dancing Couple)
  • Signed in Urdu and Devanagari lower right
  • Pastel on paper
  • 11 by 9⅛ in. (28 by 23.4 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist

Thence by descent

Condition

This work is framed behind glass and in good overall condition. The paper has a slight yellow tint due to age and 3 pinhole sized spots of accretion in the lower left hand corner. There is a thin vertical crease in the upper right section of the paper, only visible upon very close inspection.
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