Eminent Painter Maqbool Fida Husain has died in London of a heart attack. He was 95. Husain was admitted in the Royal Brompton Hospital for Several days and died around 2.30 am this morning.
A recipient of Padma Vibhushan in 1991, Husain was in indifferent health for the last month and a half.
M F Husain, described by the Forbes magazine as the "Picasso of India", was born on September 17, 1915 in Pandharpur, India.
His six-decade career began in the late 1940's when he joined the Progressive Artists Group founded by Francis Newton Souza.
These group of young artists aimed to disengage from the idyllic nationalist traditions of the Bengal school of art to imbue in their works a more avant-garde approach.
The painter has also had his share of controversies - some of his works were considered Anti-Hindu - which strengthened his decision to go on a self-imposed exile in 2006. He accepted the offer of a Qatar citizenship in January 2010.
A recipient of Padma Vibhushan in 1991, Husain was in indifferent health for the last month and a half.M F Husain, described by the Forbes magazine as the "Picasso of India", was born on September 17, 1915 in Pandharpur, India.
His six-decade career began in the late 1940's when he joined the Progressive Artists Group founded by Francis Newton Souza.
These group of young artists aimed to disengage from the idyllic nationalist traditions of the Bengal school of art to imbue in their works a more avant-garde approach.
The painter has also had his share of controversies - some of his works were considered Anti-Hindu - which strengthened his decision to go on a self-imposed exile in 2006. He accepted the offer of a Qatar citizenship in January 2010.
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