30 Controversial M. F. Husain Paintings - Most Famous Indian Artist

In this post, we have included some of M. F. Husain's famous and controversial paintings. India's best-known 'art maestro,' Maqbool Fida Husain, popularly known as M. F. Husain, is one of India's most charismatic artists and redefined art to a great extent. According to Forbes magazine, he was the "Picasso of India" because of his wide repertoire of artworks. M. F. Husain, an artist who earned both fame and controversy for his work, created paintings that blend Cubism and classical Indian styles and fetch millions of dollars on international art markets. His themes—usually treated in series—include topics as diverse as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British Raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. One of the most celebrated and internationally recognized Indian artists of the 20th century, he also received recognition as a printmaker, photographer, and filmmaker. Husain was born into a Muslim Sulaymani Bohra family on 17 September 1915 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The family traces its roots back to Gujarat within the last 200 years and originally to Yemen. Primarily self-taught, M. F. Husain painted cinema posters in Mumbai early in his career. To earn extra money, he worked for a toy company, designing and building toys. He often traveled to Gujarat to paint landscapes when he could afford to. I hope you like this collection of M. F. Husain's best paintings.