10. Between the Spider and the Lamp (1956)

M F Husain

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The piece, which Hussain refers to as his Guernica, depicts five women, who appear to hail from different racial backgrounds, engaged in conversation as one of them strikes down  a spider.

11. Cyclonic Silence (1977)

M F Husain

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The oil on canvas painting is a tribute to the cyclone that hit Andhra Pradesh in 1977, which killed over 10,000 people.

12. Hanuman: The original Superman

M F Husain

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Husain here juxtaposes the beloved monkey-god from the Ramayana with Superman. Hanuman wears the familiar red briefs, while he is seen ripping apart his chest to reveal Ram and Sita.

13. Mahabharata (1990)

M F Husain

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One of his many pieces on the Hindu epic, this piece is a 16-foot-long mural which tries to encapsulate the drama and destruction of the battle.

14. Apu and the train

M F Husain

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The piece recreates the iconic scene from Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, where the protagonist Apu, and his sister Durga watch spellbound the first time they see a railway.

15. Sprinkling Horses

M F Husain

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Husain’s body of work is sprinkled with his inclination towards drawing the equine form, and is horses. Sprinkling horses sold for $1.14 million in 2011.

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