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Name |
M F Husain |
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Birth Name |
Maqbool Fida Husain
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Common Names |
MF, Husain |
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Regarded as |
Picasso of India |
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Date of Birth |
17th September 1915 |
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Birth Place |
Pandharpur, Bombay Presidency, British India |
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Nationality |
Indian, Qatari(2010-2011) |
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Died on |
9th June 2011 |
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Family |
Father – Fida
Mother – Zunaib
Step Mother – Shireen
Wife – Fazila
Sons - Shamshad Husain, Owais Husain
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Profession |
Painting, Drawing, Writing, Film making |
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Earned title |
Most eminent and highest paid Indian painter |
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Renowned for |
Exemplary paintings and portrayal of human figures |
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Known for |
* His vigorous appreciation of God's creations particularly humans.
* His cubist and abstract depiction of figures and animals in Indian art.
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Education |
* Formal education began at Sidhpur, Gujarat.
* Islamic boarding school, Darul Talaba in Baroda.
* J.J. School of Arts, Mumbai.
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Wedding date |
11th March 1941 |
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First exhibited Painting |
'Sunhera Sansaar' at Bombay Art Society (1947) |
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First solo exhibition |
At Zurich (1952)
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Debut Movie |
Through the Eyes of a Painter (1967)
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His other films |
* Gaja Gamini (2000)
* Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004)
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Honor |
Invited at the Sao Paulo Biennial, along with Pablo Picasso (1971) |
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Titled as |
'Picasso of India' by Forbes magazine |
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Inspired by |
* Every faith from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gajagamini, an essentially Hindu concept
* Mughal-e-Azam (Bollywood Movie)
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Motto |
Art could not be shackled by the narrow confines of religions, caste, creed and colour.
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Participated International shows |
* Contemporary Indian Art, London (1982)
* Royal Academy of Arts, London (1982)
* Six Indian Painters, London (1985)
* Tate Gallery, London (1985)
* Modern Indian Painting, Hirschhom Museum, Washington (1986)
* Contemporary Indian Art, Grey Art Gallery, New York (1986)
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Awards |
* Golden Bear for 'Through the Eyes of a Painter' at the Berlin Film Festival.
* Padma Shree (1955)
* Padma Bhushan (1973)
* Padma Vibhushan (1991)
* Raja Ravi Verma Award by the Government of Kerala (2008)
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Got Included in |
The list of '500 Most Influential Muslims in the World', released by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center, Amman, Jordan.
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Made a name
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With his paintings on horses and figurative drawings |
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Earlier life
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* He did not finish school and started to paint cinema hoardings to become an artist and support the family.
* He was seventeen when he moved to Mumbai.
* He used to travel to Baroda, Surat, and Ahmedabad to paint landscapes.
* In 1944, he worked in the Fantasy toy factory which proved to be the best paying job, where he was engaged in designing and building fretwork toys.
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Career as a painter |
* Joined the Progressive Artists' Group, founded by Francis Newton Souza, in 1947.
* He was noticed for the first time in 1947 when he won an award at the annual exhibition of the Bombay Art Society.
* Became the secretary of PAG in 1949.
* Between 1948 -1950, a series of exhibitions of M.F. Husain’s paintings travelled all over India.
* He is claimed to have painted about 60,000 paintings in various topics.
* His 'Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12' successfully fetched $ 1.6 million in 2008, a world record.
* His untitled work in Christie’s fetched $2 million in 2006.
* The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) (USA, Massachusetts) showed a solo exhibition of his paintings from 4 November 2006 to 3 June 2007.
* Madhuri Dixit remained the subject of his numerous paintings, for such series of paintings he titled as 'Fida'.
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Career as a Film Maker |
* His movie 'Through the Eyes of a Painter' bagged the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
* Madhuri Dixit remained the subject of his numerous paintings, for such series of paintings he titled as 'Fida'.
* He made a film with Madhuri Dixit, titled Gaja Gamini.
* Husain also made a film titled 'Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities' with Tabu.
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Facts |
* His mother died when he was one and a half years old.
* He was extremely close to his grandfather, from whom he drew his major inspiration.
* His father was an accountant.
* He was known to move around barefoot, even in elite circles.
* He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1986.
* In 2010, he was offered the citizenship of Qatar.
* Buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking in Surrey.
* His autobiography is being made into a movie “The Making of the Painter”.
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Official website |
http://www.mfhussain.com/ |
