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Maqbool Fida Husain
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Maqbool Fida Husain
- Untitled (Three heads)
- Signed and dated 'Husain / 1957' upper left
- Oil on canvas
- 50.8 x 84 cm. (20 x 33 in.)
- Painted in 1957
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by a private British collector
Sotheby's New York, 16 September 2010, lot 34
Sotheby's New York, 16 September 2010, lot 34
Exhibited
New York, Aicon Gallery, Ram Kumar and the Bombay Progressives: The Form and the Figure Pt. II, September - October, 2013
New York, Aicon Gallery,Shifting the Paradigm: Masterworks of Indian Painting Before and After Independence, September - October 2014
New York, Aicon Gallery, Approaching Figuration Pt. 1: Modern and Pre-Modern Indian Art and the Figure, March - April 2015
New York, Aicon Gallery, Husain at Hundred, September - October 2015
New York, Aicon Gallery,Shifting the Paradigm: Masterworks of Indian Painting Before and After Independence, September - October 2014
New York, Aicon Gallery, Approaching Figuration Pt. 1: Modern and Pre-Modern Indian Art and the Figure, March - April 2015
New York, Aicon Gallery, Husain at Hundred, September - October 2015
Literature
D. Herwitz, Husain at Hundred, Aicon Gallery, New York, illustrated p. 21
Condition
A small red paint spot in the lower right quadrant appears inherent.
UV light: Minor spots of retouching are visible around the three heads. The faces themselves seem untouched except for a small spot on nose of the figure on the right that is fluorescing. The work appears to have been cleaned, varnished and re-stretched.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."