A bold blue museum inspired by a sketch drawn by M.F. Husain in 2008 has opened in Doha, showcasing six decades of his work and inviting visitors into the mind of one of India’s most iconic artists.

Lawh Wa Qalam, the name of the new museum that opened in Doha in November, translates from the Arabic as “the canvas and the pen”. It invites local and international audiences to have an immersive, ...

Installation view of M.F. Husain: Art and the Nation at Asia Society Museum, 2018 (image courtesy of the Asia Society) In 1975, then-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was convicted of electoral ...

A major new benchmark was achieved at Christie’s New York auction of South Asian Modern and contemporary art on Wednesday, where an Indian Modern artwork broke the $10 million mark for the first time, ...

For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India’s most important artists, this year has been a tale of two auctions. In March, one of the late painter’s monumental depictions of rural ...

Last month, Artinfo reported that: … celebrated Indian painter M.F. Husain has been shuttling between Dubai and London in self-imposed exile after leaving his country amid harsh attacks from ...

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133.4 x 104 cm. (52.5 x 40.9 in.) Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner Private Collection, London LOT ESSAY M.F Husain’s repertoire is rich in its depiction of Hindu deities. Of ...

NEW YORK, NY – A lost masterpiece by M.F. Husain, hidden from public view for nearly seven decades, has now made history. Untitled (Gram Yatra), a monumental 1954 painting by the modernist icon, sold ...

Qatar Foundation (QF)’s Lawh Wa Qalam: M F Husain Museum invites children, families, and schools to experience art beyond observation through guided school tours, hands-on workshops, and immersive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doha has opened the M.F. Husain Museum, a vibrant new space based on a sketch the Indian modernist artist created in 2008.