Maqbool Fida Husain (Indian, 1915-2011), 2002 Mahabharat Image size (in) 33 x 59.75Maqbool Fida Husain (Indian, 1915-2011), 2002Mahabharat signed 'Husain' lower right and edition 121/125serigraph in 28 colours on paper164.1 x 99.6cm (64 5/8 x 39 3/16in).Image size (in) 33 x 59.75CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ARTISTSProvenanceArcher Graphic Studio, Ahmedabad.The Mahabharata is one of the Hindu epics, most widely known which details the war between the warring factions of the Kuru lineage: the Pandava and Kaurava cousins. It contains devotional and philosophical material, including the discussion of the four 'goals of life,' and incorporates themes of duty and morality. The epic prefaced the founding of ancient India, and includes the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism's sacred texts. In this serigraph, Husain has fused key scenes and characters from the Epic, including the blind Maharajah Dhritarashtra, the Kuru king and father of the Kauravas on the lower left, the yudh or war in the top right corner with the chakra used by Krishna as a weapon, directly beneath it in the lower right corner.