Protest: M.F. Husain’s works feature in Doha auction

Margashirsha Shuddha Panchami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112

M F Husain has not painted Allah’s image. He has only painted only word to respect Islam. Then why Anti-Hindu M F Husain has painted Hindu Gods in Nude ? O Hindus, we all should protest lawfully against ‘Sotheby Inc’ so that it should remove paintings by Anti-Hindu painter M F Husain from its exhibition !

Devout Hindus are protesting lawfully on following Contact Details: The Event details are at following link : Sothebys.com CONTACTS Edward Gibbs Senior Director Head of Department Middle East and India Tel: +44 20 7293 5332 Fax: +44 20 7293 5986 Email: [email protected] Dalya Islam Deputy Director Middle East Department Tel: +44 20 7293 5155 Email: [email protected] Roberta Louckx Executive Vice President Senior Business Development Tel: +1 212 606 7415 Fax: +1 646 244 6666 Email: [email protected] Pittman Shay Client Liaison Business Development Tel: +1 646 515 8100 Fax: +974 6664 1631 Email: [email protected] Katja Suess Sale Director Tel: +44 20 7293 6031 Email: [email protected] Lina Lazaar Specialist Contemporary Art Tel: +44 20 7293 5826 Email: [email protected] Benedict Carter Specialist Middle East Department Tel: +44 20 7293 5113 Email: [email protected] Ruba Asfahani Junior Cataloguer Tel: +44 20 7293 5154 Email: [email protected] Elif Bayoglu Head of Sale Middle East and Turkey Tel: +44 20 7293 5714 Email: [email protected] Frances Burgess Sale Administrator Middle East Department Tel: +44 20 7293 5331 Email: [email protected]

New Delhi: Two artistic interpretations of calligraphy by Maqbool Fida Husain, ‘Allah’ and ‘Al Qaf’, will feature at the Sotheby’s ‘Hurouf: The Art of the World’ auction in Doha Dec 16.

The prime exhibit ‘Allah’, a calligraphic symbol of the holy Islamic world in water colour and ink on paper created by the artist this year after relocating to Doha, is estimated at $20,000, Sotheby’s said Wednesday.

‘We are thrilled to be presenting such a diverse range of artists from 24 countries, many of whom have never appeared in the auction market before. Among the highlights to be offered on this international stage are two works by Maqbool Fida Husain — one of India’s finest artists practicing in the field of Arabic calligraphy,’ said Dalya Islam, deputy director of Sotheby’s Middle East and India department.

The auction, which carries a pre-sale estimate of more than $4 million, features over 65 artists from 24 countries with 82 pieces on the sale that are contemporary interpretations of calligraphy.

The auction traces the developments of the Arabic script from its inception with kufic leaves dating from the eighth century A.D. through popular calligraphy of the 19th century to the highest calibre works by international calligraphers working today.

It is a tribute to Doha which has been declared Arab Capital of Culture in 2010. The auction aims to represent the developments of calligraphy as an art form for the last 2,000 years.

The countries participating at the auction are — Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Algeria, Britain, China, Syria, Egypt, France, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, India, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey and the US.

Source: Sify

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