MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915–2011) WOMAN WITH BOTTLE AND COCKEREL WATERCOLOUR AND INK ON PAPER 35 × 52.7 CM

THIS LIVELY AND EXPRESSIVE COMPOSITION IS A CHARACTERISTIC WORK BY MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN, ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED FIGURES OF MODERN INDIAN ART AND A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PROGRESSIVE ARTISTS’ GROUP. THE PAINTING FEATURES A FEMALE FIGURE ACCOMPANIED BY A BOTTLE AND A COCKEREL, MOTIFS FREQUENTLY EMPLOYED BY HUSAIN TO SUGGEST RURAL LIFE, FERTILITY, AND VITALITY.

EXECUTED IN WATERCOLOUR AND INK, THE WORK DISPLAYS HUSAIN’S CONFIDENT LINE, FLUID BRUSHWORK, AND BOLD SIMPLIFICATION OF FORM. THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN TRANSPARENT WASHES AND STRONG LINEAR ACCENTS CREATES A DYNAMIC RHYTHM, WHILE THE FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTION MAINTAINS A POWERFUL SENSE OF MOVEMENT AND ENERGY.

THE COCKEREL, A RECURRING SYMBOL IN HUSAIN’S OEUVRE, ADDS A LAYER OF FOLK SYMBOLISM AND DRAMATIC PRESENCE, CONTRASTING WITH THE GRACEFUL STANCE OF THE WOMAN. TOGETHER, THE ELEMENTS FORM A BALANCED AND NARRATIVE COMPOSITION THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE ARTIST’S ABILITY TO TRANSFORM EVERYDAY SUBJECTS INTO ICONIC MODERN IMAGERY.

WORKS BY M. F. HUSAIN IN WATERCOLOUR AND INK ARE PARTICULARLY SOUGHT AFTER FOR THEIR IMMEDIACY AND SPONTANEITY. THIS SIGNED EXAMPLE REPRESENTS A STRONG OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN AUTHENTIC AND EXPRESSIVE WORK BY ONE OF INDIA’S MOST IMPORTANT MODERN MASTERS.

THESE WORKS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS M.F. HUSAIN, S.H. RAZA, F.N. SOUZA, AKBAR PADAMSEE, HEMENDRANATH MAZUMDAR, RAM KUMAR, JAMINI ROY, B. PRABHA, TYEB MEHTA, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY ARE OFTEN SOLD BY AUCTIONEERS TO COLLECTORS AROUND THE GLOBE

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES, THESE ORIGINAL WORKS STAND AS RARE, INVESTMENT-QUALITY ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.