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Indian artist M.F. Husain’s controversial works spark national debate amid record sales and religious backlash.
Indian artist M.F.
Husain, dubbed "India's Picasso," set a record in March 2025 with his 14-foot painting "Untitled (Gram Yatra)" selling for $13.75 million at Christie’s in New York, highlighting surging global demand for his modernist works.
Despite international acclaim, his depictions of Hindu deities continue to provoke backlash from Hindu nationalist groups, who label them sacrilegious.
In May 2025, a Mumbai auction of 25 rediscovered works proceeded amid threats and police presence, while a Delhi court seized two paintings deemed offensive.
The controversy reflects deep cultural and political divisions in India over artistic freedom, religion, and identity, with Husain’s legacy—shaped by his Muslim heritage and fusion of myth, folk culture, and Bollywood—remaining a flashpoint in national debates.
El artista indio M.F. Las controvertidas obras de Husain provocan un debate nacional en medio de ventas récord y reacción religiosa.