Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern Contemporary Fine Arts | October 2018

113 Indian Modern Contemporary Fine Arts M. F. Husain b. 17 September 1915 – d. 9 June 2011 Kashmir Oil on canvas, nd Late 1960s / Early 1970s 44.5 x 68.5 in (113.0 x 174.0 cm) Signed ‘Husain’ l.r. Inscribed in Persian ‘Agar Firdause Bar Rui-e-Zameen Ast, Hamin Ast-o, Hamin Ast-o, Hamin Ast (If there is a heaven on earth, it’s here, it’s here, it’s here)’ t.c. ` 15,000,000 – 24,000,000 $ 208,330 – 333,330 Full DPS image on pp.110-111 Provenance Property from the eminent Hyderabad-based art & artifacts Collection of Shri Moti Lal & Prem Lata Devi Agarwal; acquired directly from the artist between 1974 & 1977. Thereafter by descent inherited by Ramlal Prakash Agarwal in 1994. 47 A unique & brilliant painting on Husain’s love & memories for Kashmir Detailed Artist Biography osianama.com/artists/ m-f-husain