ANAND, Mulk Raj

Husain [Exhibition Catalogue]

Bombay / London: Commonwealth Institute, [1974]. First Edition. Loose leaves in folder. 4to. Unpaginated. Illustrated with prints and seven paintings, the latter printed in color and black & white on coated stock and mounted to textured leaves of various colors. Cover and outer leaves screen printed dark red on bright green textured paper. Mulk Ray Anand "Souvenir for Husain" biography on first six pages with a mounted photo portrait. Cover edges crimped and creased, stains and perimeter fading, pencilled note to front panel. First leaf verso ink stamped 'Withdrawn' over National Gallery - Library Canada ink stamp. Very Good / Good-. Item #6835

Catalogue for an exhibition organized by Himani Khanna held at the Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, Kensington High Street, London from February 28th to March 24, 1974. Maqbool Fida Husain was one of the founders of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group in 1947 and gained international fame with a Cubist-inspired style. Scarce: OCLC locates one copy, at London's Tate Library and Archive.

Price: $250.00