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 MF Husain at Museum of Islamic Art, Doha | |
| Birth name | Maqbool Fida Husain |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1915 Pandharpur, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 9 June 2011 (aged 95) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Indian; Qatari[1] |
| Field | Painting, Drawing, Writer |
| Training | Sir J. J. School of Art |
| Movement | Progressive Art Group |
| Works | Mother India; illustrations to Ramayana, Mahabarata |
| Awards | Padma Shri Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan |
| Website | http://www.mfhussain.com/ |
MF Husain passes away in London
Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) popularly known as MF, was a prominent Indian painter. According to Forbes magazine, he has been called the "Picasso of India".[2]
Husain was associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. After a long career, in 1996, when Husain was 81 years old, controversy arose over paintings originally created in the 1970s which were interpreted as anti-Hindu. After legal cases and death threats in his home country, he was on a self imposed exile from 2006. In January, 2010, he was offered the citizenship of Qatar, which he accepted. He died in London the following year.
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