Blue Boy (Krishna Stealing the Gopis Clothes)- Maqbool Fida Husain - Art Prints
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Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011) was a modern Indian painter of international acclaim, and a founding member of The Progressive Artists Group of Bombay (PAG). M F Husain was associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s.
Husain began his career by painting billboards for feature films. Hussain's —sometimes treated in series—include topics as diverse as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Ramayana, Mahabharata, British Raj, Bollywood, horses and motifs of Indian urban and rural life.
M. F. Husain’s name has become almost synonymous with modern Indian art, for no single artist has popularised Indian art. M F Husain was a special invitee along with Pablo Picasso at the Sao Paulo Biennial (Brazil) in 1971.
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About Blue Boy (Krishna Stealing the Gopis Clothes) Maqbool Fida Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain's vision has remained deeply entrenched in Indian sensibility. As early as the mid 1950s there is a new level of maturity in his work.The composition of the current lot is based on a scene that is frequently depicted in both the folk and classical miniature tradition. This work depicts Krishna hiding in a tree having stolen clothes from his devoted gopis (milk-maids) whilst they bathe in a river. The fervent devotion to Krishna by the gopis of Brindavan is often employed as an example of bhakti (Devotion through Love). There are numerous representations of this bhakti in painting and sculpture throughout history. Possibly the first poetic expression of the Radha Krishna story was in the Gita-Govinda of Jayadeva (12th century A.D.). A later example of the scene from the Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu) is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and dates to circa 1610 (depicted here). This story is at the very centre of religious poetry in the Bhakti tradition and has inspired artists and devotees ever since. By using Krishna and his gopis as his protagonists and then placing them in this instantly recognisable milieu, this painting is a natural successor to classical Indian imagery. ‘Husain has been unique in his ability to forge a pictorial language, which is indisputably of the contemporary Indian situation but surcharged with all the energies, the rhythms of his art heritage.' About the Art Prints
Blue Boy (Krishna Stealing the Gopis Clothes)- Maqbool Fida Husain by M F Husain. Our art prints are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks and lamination to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All prints include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2 days
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