Varanasi

A founder member of the Progressive Artists' Group (PAG), Maqbool Fida Husain, popularly known as M.F. Husain, was one of India's most recognized and versatile artists. He is even called the "Picasso of India".

He started his career in Bombay painting cinema posters and designing furniture and toys and was entirely self-taught. He burst into the Indian art scene after joining the Progressive Artists' Group in 1949. This print depicting women bathing at Varanasi is part of Husain's series on iconic Indian cities.