The 50 Paintings Project

Painting # 20

Mother Teresa by M. F. Husain

This painting of Mother Teresa was completed in 1997 by Maqbool Fida Husain .

It sold for 1 crore.

If you have seen the sculpture by Michaelangelo in St.Peters ,Vatican city -  titled "La Pieta" you will also feel that probably Husain drew his inspiration from there for this painting.

"La Pieta" ( "The Pity") shows Jesus in the lap of his mother Mary after the crucifixion.

 M F Husain studied at J J School of Art, Mumbai .

He joined the Progressive Artists Group with artists like F N Souza, Raza, Gaitonde...

He left India in 2006 amid controversies around

his paintings  and death threats. 

And died in 2011  in London at 95 years old ... with the hope of returning to India sometime.

See you next week .... :)