M F Hussain dies of Heart Attack
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M F Hussain dies of Heart Attack
Renowned Indian painter Maqbool Fida Hussain, who lived the last five years of his life in exile, died of heart attack in London on Thursday morning. He was 95.
According to agency reports, Hussain died at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital at 2.30 am.
In his long and illustrious career as a painter, M F Hussain brought global recognition to Indian art. He was even described by Forbes magazine as the “Picasso of India”. He was doubtlessly the highest earning painter of India, with one painting of his even fetching $2 million at a Christie’s auction.
However, in the mid 1990s Hussain angered a section of Hindu community by painting the nude images of Hindu goddesses.
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According to agency reports, Hussain died at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital at 2.30 am.
In his long and illustrious career as a painter, M F Hussain brought global recognition to Indian art. He was even described by Forbes magazine as the “Picasso of India”. He was doubtlessly the highest earning painter of India, with one painting of his even fetching $2 million at a Christie’s auction.
However, in the mid 1990s Hussain angered a section of Hindu community by painting the nude images of Hindu goddesses.
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