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21 BOOKS ON M.F. HUSAIN
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN
By Richard Bartholomew and Shiv S. Kapur
New York: Harry N. Abrams
No date [c. 1970]
pp. 60 + 192 paintings, many colour, many tipped-in,
some folding
Original maroon cloth binding with a Husain sketch
embossed insilver on cover and a fine dustjacket
Size 11.5 x 11 inches
Ex-library copy [Gary Public Library] with title-page
clean. Only 1 stamp on contents page and 2 on book
edges.
HUSAIN - Drawing, Painting, Water Colour, Graphic,
Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, Tapestry
By Dr Daniel Herwitz
Bombay: Tata Steel, 1988
pp. 348 [full-page illustrations after p. 29 up to the end]
size: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
Black cloth binding with fine dustjacket
A fine copy
HUSAIN TAPESTRY
A contemporary painter works with the traditional
weaver.
Tapestry hand woven in tusser silk and zari
New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery
1994
pp. 36 + a triple fold plate, all in colour showing
reproductions of 33 tapestries including 3 on cover
1-page essay at the end by Santo Datta
Title-page reproduced in Husain's handwriting
Hardcover with dustjacket
Size: 11.5 x 9.5 inches
THE GENESIS OF GAJA GAMINI, a film by M. F. Husain
Ahmedabad: H2A Graphics International
2000
pp. 186 + a VCD
Stiff cards with dustjacket
Profusely illustrated in colour
Size 11 x 9 inches
Compiled and written after filming of his movie Gaja
Gamini, this book was released in 2000 prior to release
of the film. It contains Husain's personal experiences of
the making, along with storyboard and photographs.
IMAGES OF THE RAJ - Water Colours, Acrylic on
Canvas, Drawings [by] M. F. Husain
Foreword: Sara Abraham
Text: Ashok Mitra
Bangalore: Sista's Art Gallery
pp. 21 / No date [c. 1980s]
9 colour paintings tipped-in on black paper
Text printed on tissue paper set against blank black
paper
Cover drawn and printed in golden ink by Husain
[showing 'Tippu's Tiger'], title-page drawn and printed
in silver ink by Husain
7 full-page sketches drawn in golden and silver ink
facing some of the tipped-in plates
Spiral binding
Size: 11 x 7.5 inches
M.F. HUSAIN - "OUR PLANET CALLED EARTH (OPCE)
SERIES"
Published bySwarup Group of Industries, Mumbai, in
2004
Industrialist Guru Swarup Srivastava had struck a deal
for 100 paintings to be made by Husain for Rs 100
crores. After the first 25 paintings had been delivered,
Srivastava brought out this elephant folio volume
reproducing them. The project did not continue any
further.
The hardback has one plate pasted on cover. There is 1
page each on Husain and Srivastava with their portraits
printed on opaque paper followed by 25 reproductions,
each preceded by their extensive caption.
The book is contained in a drop over box as issued.
Size 22.5 x 17.5 inches
PAINTINGS BY M.F. HUSAIN
[Cover reads 'Untiring restless work and inspiring
workmanship de 'Maqbool Fida Husain, the Art Gratia
Investment as admiration de 'OPCE - 100 (Our Planet
Called Earth - 100 Painting Series)"]
Issued in 2004 after Guru Swarup Srivastava of Swarup
Group of Industries had contracted for 100 paintings
from Husain