Grosvenor Gallery has announced the availability of a significant 1969 oil painting by M.F. Husain titled "Untitled (Head of a Horse)." The work, which features the artist's signature equine subject matter with bared teeth and exaggerated features, was recently showcased at Frieze Masters 2024 as part of the "South Asian Modernists in Paris" exhibition. The painting has a documented provenance involving the Vadehra Art Gallery and has been held in a private London collection since 2007.
As a founding member of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, Husain is a titan of Indian modernism whose market remains robust with frequent six- and seven-figure auction results. The sale of this specific piece highlights the enduring demand for his late-1960s Rajasthan-period works and underscores the continued institutional and commercial interest in South Asian modernists within the global art market.