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Maqbool Fida Husain, who was known simply as M.F. Husain, was called India's [[Picasso]]; his paintings and even his simple pencil drawings became status symbols for India’s wealthy elite, with his works commanding price tags running into millions of dollars. Husain was considered a master of color and lines, with works inspired by Hindu temple art and [[cubism]]. His paintings could be a jumble of monkeys, elephants, and horses from Indian folk tales and Hindu mythology, but his favorite subject was woman as giver of life and love.[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2011/06/10/mf_husain_95_exiled_artist_was_called_indias_picasso/] In India, his talent earned him the Padma Bhushan in 1973, the Padma Vibhushan in 1989, and a nomination to the Rajya Sabha in 1986. [http://www.firstpost.com/ideas/maqbool-fida-husain-september-17-1915-%E2%80%93-june-9-2011-22940.html]

Maqbool Fida Husain (1915 - 2011), who was known simply as M.F. Husain, was called India's [[Picasso]]; his paintings and even his simple pencil drawings became status symbols for India’s wealthy elite, with his works commanding price tags running into millions of dollars. Husain was considered a master of color and lines, with works inspired by Hindu temple art and [[cubism]]. His paintings could be a jumble of monkeys, elephants, and horses from Indian folk tales and Hindu mythology, but his favorite subject was woman as giver of life and love.[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2011/06/10/mf_husain_95_exiled_artist_was_called_indias_picasso/] In India, his talent earned him the Padma Bhushan in 1973, the Padma Vibhushan in 1989, and a nomination to the Rajya Sabha in 1986. [http://www.firstpost.com/ideas/maqbool-fida-husain-september-17-1915-%E2%80%93-june-9-2011-22940.html]

== Petite Gallery ==

== Petite Gallery ==