| Medium | : | Serigraph |
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| Surface | : | Paper |
| Height | : | 39.5 inch / 100.3 cm |
| Width | : | 27.5 inch / 69.9 cm |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 69.9 cm × H: 100.3 cm |
A deeply expressive serigraph by M. F. Husain portraying themes of motherhood, protection, and human compassion. Through bold forms, flowing drapery, and symbolic imagery, the artwork captures emotional depth and spiritual warmth in Husain’s iconic modernist style.
M.F. Husain | Untitled | Serigraph on Paper | Edition : 60/150 | 27.5 x 39.5 inches
This emotionally layered serigraph by M. F. Husain reflects the artist’s deep engagement with themes of motherhood, humanity, and compassion. The composition portrays a towering maternal figure sheltering a child, while fragmented human and angelic forms appear around them, creating a narrative filled with tenderness, protection, and spiritual symbolism.
Rendered in Husain’s signature bold outlines and simplified forms, the artwork balances strength with vulnerability. The dominant white drapery, accented with expressive blue strokes, gives the figures a timeless and almost sacred presence. Behind them, the contrasting red and blue vertical panels introduce movement and emotional tension, while the textured golden background adds warmth and luminosity to the entire composition.
The child figure positioned close to the mother evokes intimacy and dependence, transforming the artwork into a universal meditation on care and human connection. The floating forms and symbolic imagery surrounding the figures create an atmosphere that feels both dreamlike and deeply reflective. Husain’s ability to reduce detail while amplifying emotion is beautifully evident here, allowing viewers to interpret the narrative through feeling rather than realism.
Printed as a limited-edition serigraph on paper, this work stands as both a collectible modern masterpiece and a deeply moving visual statement. Its symbolic depth and striking composition make it ideal for sophisticated interiors, curated art collections, or spaces that celebrate meaningful contemporary Indian art.
In the galaxy of modern masters, one name that is synonymous with twentieth century Indian Art, is M. F. Husain.
Born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, on 17 September 1913, Husain came to Bombay in 1937 to become a painter, where he slept on footpaths and painted under streetlights. A self-taught artist, he began his career painting cinema posters and hoardings, and, in 1941, started making toys and furniture designs.
He imagined a secular language for modern Indian art that translated India’s ‘composite culture’ into a rich mosaic of colours. As a member of the Progressive Artists’ Group, launched in 1947, Husain heralded a new freedom for Indian art in the post-Independence decades. A peripatetic painter, Husain covered both geographical and conceptual territories, and transited at will between painting and poetry, assemblage and performance, installation and cinema. He experimented with text and images, and painted alongside musicians to translate music’s elusiveness into the accuracy of brushstroke. His first film, a short film titled Through the Eyes of a Painter, won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1967.
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