"In March, Christie's sold Untitled (Gram Yatra) (1954) for $13.7m (including fees), nearly quadrupling its high estimate and setting records for both modern Indian art and for an Indian painting at auction. That remarkable sale reflects the rapid growth of India's art market, which has been buoyed by the country's fast-expanding economy. Now, Untitled (Horses) -a painting featuring one of Husain's recurrent subjects-is heading to auction at Christie's New York."
"In a 2007 publication, Husain was quoted as saying: "Horses are a childhood fascination for me... There are so many different stories in history related to horses from varied cultures. Horses are beautiful animals... It could be regarded as a mix of power and grace. That is how I depict my horses-charging like a dragon in the front, and graceful and elegant from the back.""
Christie's New York will offer M.F. Husain's Untitled (Horses) in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale on 17 September, with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. In March, Christie's sold Untitled (Gram Yatra) (1954) for $13.7m (including fees), nearly quadrupling its high estimate and setting records for modern Indian art. Husain described horses as a childhood fascination and depicted them as a mix of power and grace. Leonor Fini's embroidered cat mask (around 1960) will appear at the Independent 20th Century fair in New York, estimated at $475,000, and originates from her personal collection.
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