M. F. Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011;[2] Urdu: مقبول فدا حسین ) commonly known as MF Husain, was a modern Indian painter. He was a founding member of The Progressive Artists Group of Bombay (PAG). He is thought to be one of the greatest painters of India.[2]
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Born | Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India | 17 September 1915
Died | 9 June 2011 London, England, UK | (aged 95)
Nationality | Indian (1915–2010) Qatari (2010–2011)[1] |
Field | Painting, Drawing, Writer, Film Maker |
Training | Sir J. J. School of Art |
Movement | Progressive Art Group |
Works | Meenaxi a tale of three cities Through the eyes of a painter |
Awards | Padma Shri (1966) Padma Bhushan (1973) Padma Vibhushan (1991) |
M. F. Husain died, aged 95, on 9 June 2011, following a heart attack. He had been unwell for several months.[3] He died at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery on 10 June 2011.[4]
M. F. Husain Media
Husain (first from left) with the other members of the Bombay Progressive Artists Group
Grave of M. F. Husain in Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, England.
References
- ↑ Ram, N. (25 February 2010). M.F. Husain gets Qatar nationality. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article113018.ece.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Grimes (9 June 2011). "Maqbool Fida Husain, also , India's Most Famous Painter, Dies at 95". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/arts/design/maqbool-fida-husain-indias-most-famous-painter-dies-at-95.html?ref=deathsobituaries.
- ↑ India's most highly prized artist MF Husain dies aged 95. BBC News. 9 June 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13708844.
- ↑ Elliott, John (9 June 2011). MF Husain dies – lauded in exile by India's artistic fraternity. http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/06/09/mf-husain-dies-%E2%80%93-lauded-in-exile-by-india%E2%80%99s-artistic-fraternity/. Retrieved 21 September 2015.