Maqbool Fida Husain, known as M. F. Husain (1915-2011), was an Indian painter and film director associated with the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group, working in a modified Cubist style applied to Hindu epics, historical figures and scenes of Indian life. His narrative paintings made him one of India's most commercially successful artists, with works fetching high prices at international auction. He also directed film, winning the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film in 1967 for Through the Eyes of a Painter.
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M. F. Husain was a founding member of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group (Wikipedia, M. F. Husain).
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His early association with the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after the partition of 1947.
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In 1934, he sold his first painting for 10 rupees on the roadside.
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Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915-9 June 2011) was an Indian painter and film
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was an Indian painter and film director
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was an Indian painter and film director
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