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Maqbool Fida Husain
Hanuman Series1968

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Lithograph with amber-brown figural sketches and handwritten text blocks on cream paper, featuring a passage by Octavio Paz about Hanuman
Watercolor of a seated nude figure rendered in bold, fluid brushwork, with a stylized face in yellow and red, torso in warm ochre and brown tones, and limbs in deep magenta and dark green against a muted beige and grey wash background.
Ink and wash painting of a crouching humanoid figure in ochre, yellow, and brown tones, its head formed from a cluster of smaller faces. The figure extends one arm toward a dark mask with red interior and bared teeth, floating at right. Fluid brushwork with dark outlines on white ground.
Color lithograph of a yellow monkey deity figure in red loincloth, leaping diagonally with a curved tail, chest opened to reveal a small blue image within, against loosely washed gray and blue tones with brown rocky forms below.
Watercolor and ink painting of a snarling dog rearing on its hind legs, rendered in deep red and black washes against a tan ground, with a vertical olive-green rectangle at right.
Watercolor and ink composition featuring a yellow stylized figure in a dynamic running pose, holding a mace-like object near its head, with a long curved tail ending in flames against a purple circular form. Dark gray background with blue and ochre architectural ruins and green foliage at the base. Bold outlines and flat color.
Limited edition print with flat washes of teal, brown, and blue; a large seated figure in brown holds a mace, flanked by two smaller masked heads in gray; two smaller pale figures huddle within the large figure's crossed legs against a teal background.
Ink and wash abstract composition with irregular interlocking forms in dark brown, lavender pink, olive green, and white, featuring contour-like curved lines within each shape suggesting geological strata; a small detached fragment appears below the main composition.
Watercolor painting of two stylized figures in dynamic motion against a tan wash background; a bull-headed figure in orange and yellow strides forward holding a lit torch, while a dark figure clings to its back, with flat rocky forms and a teal water band below.
Watercolor and ink composition featuring two stylized figures: a yellow figure lying across a red and black ground, and an olive-green figure with a helmet-like head rearing upright at right, rendered with bold flat color fields and dark ink outlines.
Mixed media work combining watercolor and ink line work; a large nude figure crouches in the right foreground, back turned, raising a boulder overhead; smaller figures with animal-like features appear among green palm trees at left and on horseback at lower right; magenta and dark red tones frame a snarling creature in the center background; loose gestural linework throughout.
Artist or Maker
Maqbool Fida Husain
Title
Hanuman Series
Place Made
India, Delhi
Date Made
1968
Medium
Photolithograph on paper
Dimensions
24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Herwitz
Accession Number
M.91.315.1-.11
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art