He is one of the most famous masters of Indian modern art.
Up to now, most of us are familiar with his signature strokes on the canvas.
But now the world is discovering that this is his earliest work of art. wood-
Elaborate toys for children
Where did the legendary painter's style first appear.
A few months ago, when Sotheby's released its catalogue of South Asian art sold in New York in September 10, 2012, there were two unusual locations.
That's Wood-
By MF Husain, one of the most famous signatures of Indian art (1917-2011).
Often referred to as toys, the sales of these two lots are much higher than their previous
The auction estimated $35,000 per piece (approx. 18. 85 lakh)!
Soon, two more such toys will be auctioned closer to home.
On November 21, a tabla player and a dholak player will be auctioned at an auction in New Delhi.
The owner of the auction house and Delhi, Siddhartha Tagore-
Art Konsult, based in the gallery, said the prices for the toys were Rs 10 to 12 per piece, but he wouldn't be surprised if they sold more.
"The toys were auctioned by a lady who was given to her by Hussain.
"They have a lot of these people, but only two can be saved," said Tagore . ".
Wages rose from 6 to 300!
Among the collectors who are looking for the best works of top artists, there must be slight fluctuations.
MF Husain's toy is one of the most rare works by the late artist on the track.
The prolific artist made few wooden toys, belonging to a period of struggle in his career.
According to Sotheby's catalogue notes on these toys, "Shafa, Hussein's first son, was born on 1942.
Due to the need for a fixed job, he quit his job of painting billboards in the cinema and started working as furniture and toy designers at the fantasy furniture store in Mumbai.
There, he was popular with imaginative and beautiful concepts.
With the birth of his daughter Raisa, he also began designing wooden toys.
Husain worked in the furniture store for six years, during which time his salary increased from £ 6 to £ 300!
Even after he resigned in 1947, he continued to make toys.
In 1975, Husain again tried to recreate the magic of wooden toys with foam . . . . . . "Disappeared forever?
Even experts in the field don't know how many such toys Husain has made.
In fact, it is well known in the circuit that quite a few owners of these toys do not really know the value of what they throw in the attic.
As a result, some toys may have been damaged and cannot be redeemed or just lost.
Ashesh anander of the Delhi Art Museum, which bought the two toys at Sotheby's auction, said, "the two toys I bought are still relatively rare because they are in very good condition, bigger than most other toys made by Husain.
The toys, called "the block car" and "copper", came to the auction table from Ann times and the private archive of Weisblat in January.
In 1953, Abe moved to Mumbai for a scholarship from the Ford Foundation, became friends with modern Indian artists, and established a large collection of Indian art.
Anand now has six Husain toys in his collection, which can be called a big number given the rarity of the work.
For art-trained eyes, the most striking thing about the toy is the shape of the character, and of course, points to the strokes of the style that Hussein eventually developed for his oil painting.
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi is also currently displaying a Husain toy from his other works of art.
Roobina Karode, curator of the museum, said, "the elimination of tiny surface details has made him focus on the overall structure of the form.
Interestingly, Hussain's early paintings resonate with the formal vocabulary of similar simple angle forms, which are filled with dramatic colors and give new meaning.
Now art critic and historian Kishore Singh says the artwork is not necessarily a toy, but appears as an ornament for a child's nursery.
"In terms of the style of the wooden art work, you start to see his participation in Indian music and dance and see the seeds that eventually appear in his paintings.
Mr Singh believes that, given the rarity of art, collectors will be under great pressure to acquire them.
"These toys have been around for a long time but have not caught the attention of collectors.
Now the market is starting to focus on them, and even those who have toys but don't keep them will try to revive them.
"These toys are worth mentioning if there is no other reason, because they provide something that Indian children play in front of the factory --
The toys produced occupied the market and eliminated the hands. crafted ones.
In circulation was made by Husain. dollar bonus. archana.
Harley @ timesgroup.