M F Husain

(1913 - 2011)

1948: Progressive Artist’s Group

1956: First One-man show at Kumar Gallery, Delhi

1958: M. F. Husain, One Man Show, Kumar Gallery

1959: M. F. Husain, One Man Show, Kumar Gallery

1960: M. F. Husain, One Man Show, Kumar Gallery

1961: M. F. Husain, One Man Show, Kumar Gallery

Participation in International Shows Contributed by Kumar Gallery:

1957: Group Show at New York Public Library, New York

1959: Contemporary Art from India at Villa Hugel, Essen West Germany (A travelling exhibition through Germany organized by Kumar Gallery)

1960: M. F. Husain One Man Show - Frankfurter Kunstkabinet, Hanna Bakker Van Rath, Frankfurt Contributed by Kumar Gallery

1963: Expression in Abstract - 14 Leading abstractionists including V.S. Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Santosh, Dave, Biren de, F N Souza etc., Kumar Gallery

Exhibited in Kumar Gallery Shows:

1996: Modern Indian Paintings - One Hundred Years Part I, Kumar Gallery

1997: Six Modern Masters of India, Kumar Gallery

2004: Spirit of a Century, Kumar Gallery

2005: Drawings by Masters of Indian Contemporary Art, Kumar Gallery

2005: Spirit Set Free – Golden Jubilee, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years

2007: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2008: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2010: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2011: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2014: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

2016: Celebration, Kumar Gallery

Select Participation and Awards:

1963: 7th Bienal de São Paulo where he was a guest along with Picasso

1971: 11th Bienal de São Paulo where he was a guest along with Picasso

1982: ‘India: Myth and Reality’, Oxford

1982: Modern Indian Painting, Hirschorn Museum, Washington DC

1982: Six Indian Painters, Tate Gallery, London, 1982

1982: ‘Contemporary Indian Art’ Festival of India, London

1987: London; Coups de Coeus, Halles de L’lle, Geneva

1969: Retrospective, Mumbai, 1969; Kolkata, 1973; Delhi, 1978

1986: Rajya Sabha Member

1989: Padma Vibhushan

2004: Kala Ratna by President of India