Untitled 1966

M.F. Husain made this untitled oil painting with visible brushstrokes that dance across the canvas, each stroke a deliberate act of construction. The green background feels like a stage for the drama unfolding in the foreground. Up close, you can see how Husain built up the image using sharp, angular marks. The paint is applied with such directness. The texture is rough, almost sculptural, giving the figures a tangible presence. Look at how the red outlines carve out the forms, creating a sense of depth. It’s like a puzzle, where each piece is essential to the whole. This reminds me a little of Francis Bacon, in the way the human form is broken down and then pieced back together. It’s less about perfect representation and more about capturing the raw, visceral essence of being. Husain invites us to see the world not as a fixed reality, but as something constantly in flux, always open to reinterpretation.