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Maqbool Fida Husain — Naga Three
Maqbool Fida Husain

Naga Three

1967

"Naga Three" is an oil on canvas work by Maqbool Fida Husain, the renowned Indian modernist painter known for synthesizing cubist abstraction with Indian cultural and mythological themes. The painting likely references the naga, a serpent deity significant in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, filtered through Husain's distinctive fragmented and dynamic compositional style. The work exemplifies Husain's approach of deconstructing figurative forms into geometric planes while maintaining a spiritual and narrative dimension rooted in Indian visual culture.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Literature: R. Bartholomew and S. Kapur, Husain , Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers, New York, 1971, pl. 161 [titled Naga Naginis II ]

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Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

March 26, 2026

Estimate: $450,000$650,000

Lot 331

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Maqbool Fida Husain, Naga Three, 1967

"Naga Three" is an oil on canvas work by Maqbool Fida Husain, the renowned Indian modernist painter known for synthesizing cubist abstraction with Indian cultural and mythological themes. The painting likely references the naga, a serpent deity significant in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, filtered through Husain's distinctive fragmented and dynamic compositional style. The work exemplifies Husain's approach of deconstructing figurative forms into geometric planes while maintaining a spiritual and narrative dimension rooted in Indian visual culture.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.9 x 121.6 cm
Year
1967
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Mythological Subject, Spiritual, Large Scale Painting, Modern Art, Dynamic And Energetic, Hindu Iconography, Indian Artist, Oil on Canvas

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