Lot 134
  • 134

Maqbool Fida Husain

Estimate
180,000 - 220,000 USD
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Description

  • Maqbool Fida Husain
  • Untitled (Lady and the Tiger)
  • Signed 'Husain' lower left 
  • Acrylic on canvas 
  • 50 x 73 in. (127 x 185.5 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired in November 2005 from the Great Banyan Auction Company, New Delhi 

Exhibited

New Delhi, Vadehra Art Gallery, Concept & Form, 10 February - 10 March 2004

Literature

Concept & Form, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2004, illustration pp. 16-17

Condition

Tiny spots of loss such as in black and blue area and bronze in the upper left quadrant. A spot of craquelere in the neck of the lady in the lower left quadrant. This work is in very good condition, as viewed. The teal color is brighter in reality than reproduced in the catalogue illustration.
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