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Maqbool Fida Husain
Mother and Child (Mother Teresa) Series1980

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Lithograph with ink wash in gray, black, brown, and blue, depicting two draped figures, one reclining with arm outstretched, edition 58/300
Print with flat areas of black, gray, and white depicting a simplified seated figure in brown tones holding an object, surrounded by billowing white fabric forms with blue accents against a dark background; pencil signature and edition number visible in margins.
Lithograph with ink wash depicting a reclining figure in white drapery, rendered in loose gestural strokes of black, grey, and brown with accents of bright blue at top and bottom edges.
Lithograph depicting two abstracted figures in warm brown tones against a deep black background, with bold outlines and loose gestural marks; angular white shapes and blue accents surround the figures.
Lithograph depicting three figures in white habits with blue-striped head coverings tending to small children against a solid black background, rendered in loose, gestural brushwork with an edition number and signature in pencil below.
Watercolor and ink print of a robed figure in white with blue-striped border, holding an infant against a dark background, with a second small child clinging to the lower garments; loose, gestural linework.
Lithograph with ink wash in brown, black, and gray tones; two oversized outlined hands dominate the composition, one emerging from a dark rectangular field at upper left, another at center; a seated figure in brown at lower left faces the dark panel while two figures at right appear to lean into a gray cloud, with a blue accent at lower left; artist's signature and edition number visible.
Lithograph with loose ink wash technique; two simplified figures in warm brown tones face each other closely against a deep black background, draped in white and gray cloth with a blue and white striped head covering at top; numbered edition with signature at bottom.
Watercolor and ink print of a reclining nude figure rendered in warm brown washes, draped with a white and blue-striped cloth against loose dark gray brushwork; edition number and signature visible at bottom corners.
Ink and wash print of two abstracted figures embracing, rendered in loose gestural strokes of black, grey, and warm brown tones against a white ground, with visible edition number and signature in Devanagari script at bottom.
Print on white paper featuring handwritten poem text in black ink within a loosely drawn rectangular border, with a small abstract brushwork figure and handwritten inscription in the lower right corner. Edition number noted at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Maqbool Fida Husain
Title
Mother and Child (Mother Teresa) Series
Place Made
India, West Bengal, Kolkata (Calcutta)
Date Made
1980
Medium
Photo lithograph on paper; leather folio
Dimensions
22 x 17 in. (55.88 x 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Chester and Davida Herwitz Family Collection
Accession Number
AC1993.189.1.1-.12
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art