M. F. Husain
Indian · 1915–2011 · Painter, Printmaker
Maqbool Fida Husain was an Indian painter and film director who painted narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. One of the founding members of Bombay Progressive… (Wikipedia)
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UntitledPhillips · £412,800≈ $545,639≈ €478,589Sign up to see
HorsesBid & Hammer · ₹19,500,000≈ $324,480≈ £190,512≈ €238,238Sign up to see
Untitled (Galloping Horse)Phillips · £148,350≈ $197,840≈ €171,127Sign up to see
M. F. Husain’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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ArtSell has recorded 17 auction results for M. F. Husain between 2008 and 2026, of which 17 sold (100%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $302Sign up free to see to $546kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $546kSign up free to see for Untitled at Phillips in June 2026. The most common medium is oil paintings (5 lots). Most results come from Bid & Hammer (8), Rago Auctions (2) and Phillips (2).
18 results
- Untitled, 1970£412,800≈ $545,639≈ €478,589Sign up free to see
- £148,350≈ $197,840≈ €171,127Sign up free to see
- $2,244≈ £1,682≈ €1,927Sign up free to see
- Invocation de la paix, 1969CHF 170,000≈ $189,499≈ £153,217≈ €177,069Sign up free to see
- ₹3,600,000≈ $49,392≈ £36,082≈ €41,218Sign up free to see
- £220≈ $302≈ €250Sign up free to see
- ₹2,000,000≈ $26,700≈ £20,463≈ €22,698Sign up free to see
- $19,200≈ £14,616≈ €17,307Sign up free to see
- ₹4,500,000≈ $63,135≈ £49,297≈ €57,219Sign up free to see
- ₹11,500,000≈ $161,345≈ £125,982≈ €146,225Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by M. F. Husain that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
M. F. Husain paintings (10)M. F. Husain oil paintings (5)M. F. Husain acrylic paintings (5)M. F. Husain works on paper (3)
M. F. Husain: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by M. F. Husain at auction?
$545,639Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Phillips (June 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for M. F. Husain?
The median sale price is $49.4kSign up free to see across 17 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by M. F. Husain have sold at auction?
17 of 17 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell M. F. Husain?
Bid & Hammer, Rago Auctions and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Bid & Hammer · Rago Auctions · Phillips
About M. F. Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain was an Indian painter and film director who painted narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. One of the founding members of Bombay Progressive Artists' Group, Husain is associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. His early association with the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after the partition of 1947. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified Cubist style, can be caustic and funny as well as serious and sombre. His themes—sometimes treated in series—included topics as diverse as Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British Raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. In September 2020, his painting titled Voices, auctioned for a record $2.5 million.
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