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Maqbool Fida Husain
Hanuman Embodying Octavio Paz's Metaphor of the Embrace of Bodies, Folio from the Hanuman Series1968

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Watercolor on white paper of a stylized seated nude figure in ochre, sienna, burgundy, and chartreuse yellow, with an abstracted mask-like face, loosely painted with fluid washes

Maqbool Fida Husain, Hanuman Embodying Octavio Paz's Metaphor of the Embrace of Bodies, Folio from the Hanuman Series, 1968, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Herwitz, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Maqbool Fida Husain
Title
Hanuman Embodying Octavio Paz's Metaphor of the Embrace of Bodies, Folio from the Hanuman Series
Place Made
India, Delhi
Date Made
1968
Medium
Photolithograph on paper
Dimensions
24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Herwitz
Accession Number
M.91.315.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Copyright
© Maqbool Fida Husain Estate