Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern and Contemporary Art | January 2008

110 79 M.F. Husain (b.1915) Red Horses Signed in English ‘Husain’ l.r. Oil on canvas, c .1975 36.0 x 50.0 in (91.5 x 127.0 cm) Provenance Mukund & Neerja Lath Collection Condition Scratch at l.c., minor paint loss at few places INR 9,200,000 – 11,500,000 USD 230,000 – 287,500 “Through the 70s Husain also developed a reputation as a painter of horses. Powerful animals, in full gallop with rearing heads, his horses recall the heroic horse from the myth of Ashwamedh, and Imam Husain’s horse from the Battle of Karbala.” Amrita Jhaveri rpt. in A Guide to 101 Modern & Contemporary Indian Artists. Mumbai: India Book House 2005. p. 40.