Husain was born on 17 September 1915 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra to a Sulaymani Bohra family who trace their roots back to Gujarat within the last 200 years, and then originally to Yemen. He picked up taste in art through studying calligraphy while he stayed at a Madrasa in Baroda Husain attended the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in Mumbai.Early in his career Husain painted cinema posters in Mumbai. To earn extra money, he worked for a toy company designing and building toys. He often travelled to Gujarat to paint landscapes when he could afford to
He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri in 1966.[14] In 1967, he made his first film,Through the Eyes of a Painter It was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival and won a Golden Bear short film award.[15][16]
Husain was a special invitee along with Pablo Picasso at the Sao Paulo Biennial (Brazil) in 1971 He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1973 and was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1986. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1991.
In February 2006, Husain was charged with "hurting sentiments of people" because of his nude portraits of Hindu gods and goddesses In addition, in 6 February 2006 issue, India Today, a national English weekly published an advertisement titled "Art For Mission Kashmir". This advertisement contains a painting of {Bharatmata} (Mother India) as a nude woman posed across a map of India with the names of Indian States on various parts of her body. The exhibition was organised by Nafisa Ali of Action India - an (NGO) and Apparao Art Gallery. Organizations like VHP protested persistently against Husain displaying the painting on the websites and even in exhibitions in north Europe. As a result, Husain apologized and promised to withdraw the painting from an auction, which was later sold for Rs 80 lakh in the auction. The painting later appeared on Husain's official website.
After Husain's death, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said, "He only slipped up on the depiction of Hindu gods and goddesses. Otherwise, he was happy and content in his field. If his demise is a loss for modern art, then so be it. May Allah give him peace!
Shahrukh Khan posing for a picture, with the Legend artist, M F Husain and timeless beauty, Rekha.
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SRK With Paint Brush In Hand
And here comes Amrita Rao, posing for the picture along with M F Husain.
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CALCUTTA, INDIA: Indian artist M.F.Hussain (L) poses with actress Tabu during a press conference in Calcutta, 06 April 2004 at the launch of 'Meenaxi-Tale of 3 Cities' a Hindi film. Tabu stars in the film directed by Hussain which tells of three girls in three different cities, Hyderabad, Jaisalmer and Prague. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY (Photo credit should read DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)
New Delhi, INDIA: Activists of Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party burn an effigy and a caricature of India's best-known contemporary artist M.F. Hussain during a protest in New Delhi, 26 February 2006. The activists were protesting against a painting of M.F.Hussain portraying Mother India in the nude. AFP PHOTO/Manpreet ROMANA (Photo credit should read MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images)
New Delhi, INDIA: Activists of Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena party point a toy gun at an effigy of India's best-known contemporary artist M.F. Hussain during a protest in New Delhi, 26 February 2006. The activists were protesting against a painting of M.F.Hussain portraying Mother India in the nude. AFP PHOTO/Manpreet ROMANA (Photo credit should read MANPREET ROMANA/AFP/Getty Images)
The Sand Artist Gives Tribute to F.M.Hussain
M.F.Hussain Famous Painting Horses which he depicted in Most of his Paintings.
In the early years, Hussain used postcards both as a way of communication and as a medium to The base price of most of the postcards is around Rs 80,000 draw and experiment. He used to carry a stack of them with him while travelling and would meticulously date and inscribe on them.
Over one hundred such postcards form a part of the sale. They include detailed cross hatch works done to experiment with shadows as well as has documentary references to the places he visited such as Srinagar and Mahabaleshwar.
The artist was also impressed with Ram Gopal Varma’s discovery Urmila Matondkar. The actress who is known for her intense performances was tagged ‘funny’ by the artist. He offered her a film and was quoted as saying, “Urmila was the right person for the role. Her body language conveys something very funny. Her face has that kind of expression. I choose an artist according to the requirement of a film.” He even regretted not having featured the Rangeela girl on the silver screen. It is said that once Urmila visited the artist’s studio while he was painting and asked him for one painting. He gifted her a painting but did not sign on it.
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