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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 19, 2018 | Sotheby's | New York | Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art | 49 | $****** - ****** | Good | UNTITLED (TWO WOMEN) |
paintings
71.4 x 48.9 cm (28.11 x 19.25 in)
Oil on canvas
Signed in Devanagari lower right and further signed, dated and inscribed 'M.F. Husain / 1959 / 25-D. Badar Bag, / Balaram St. / Bombay . 7' on reverse
Acquired by Thomas Gardner Allen from Kumar Gallery, New Delhi in the 1960s
Thence by descent
"Tom Allen" dedicated 12 years of his professional life serving as Cultural Attaché for the U.S. State Department. He loved the culture and diversity of India, and through his association with Kumar Gallery, he acquired works of art, from various Indian artists, most notably Maqbool Fida Husain, Gulam Rasool Santosh and B. Prabha. Mr. Allen and his family lived in New Delhi (1953-58, 1962-65, 1970-71), Trivandrum (1969-70) and Calcutta (1971-73).
Signed in Devanagari lower right and further signed, dated and inscribed 'M.F. Husain / 1959 / 25-D. Badar Bag, / Balaram St. / Bombay . 7' on reverse
Oil on canvas
28⅛ x 19¼ in. (71.4 x 48.9 cm.)
Painted in 1959