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UNTITLED from the “Ramayana” series, 1978
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 inches
Private collection, Woodside, California
Photo: Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi |
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| Maqbool Fida Husain |
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Born 1915, Pundharpur, Maharashtra
Died 2011 in London |
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| One of India's most famous painters, Maqbool Fida Husain fuses the expressionist brushwork of European Modernism with themes inspired by Indian mythology and animal symbolism. In this painting, Hanuman — the character of a monkey from the ancient epic Ramayana (ca. fifth century BCE) — sweeps in from the right carrying a gemstone for the central blue figure, Sita, who is revered for her chastity and virtue. Husain broke from tradition by depicting Sita nude — an example of the way he reinterprets Indian epics.
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