Dynamic Cubist painting by Maqbool Fida Husain (India, 1915-2011) brings $43,750 in Bruneau auction

CRANSTON, R.I. - Oct. 18, 2021 - PRLog -- A dynamic oil on canvas Cubist horse painting by the Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011) sold for $43,750 in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers' Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction held Thursday, September 30^th. The monotone composition of gray, black and white was the expected top lot of the auction and it did not disappoint, selling within estimate.

The painting depicted a rider on the back of a wild horse. Impressive at 46 inches by 24 inches (sight, less frame), the work came with a certificate of authenticity from Husain's son, Shafat. "It was exciting for us to handle an oil on canvas by the artist and that the painting ended up in a local Rhode Island collection," said Kevin Bruneau, the president of Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers.

Internet bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com, bidLIVE.Bruneauandco.com and the Bruneau mobile app. Following are more highlights from the auction. Prices include a 25 percent buyer's premium.

An exceptional 19^th century Chinese embroidered silk textile, a large polychromatic embroidered silk example of the finest stitching of gold thread, 68 inches by 32 inches (sight, less frame), rose to $25,000. The textile, which utilized forbidden stitch, depicted men, women and peacocks in a garden over white silk.

A Caille Brothers Eclipse 25-cent slot machine, manufactured in Chicago around 1904, went to a determined bidder for $18,750. It was a 63-inch-tall upright floor wheel model having an oak cabinet with a glass front and decorated with cherubs framed by Corinthian columns and ornate acanthus leaves and fine figural metal work throughout. .

"It was great to see the action happening on the single-owner section with the surprises of the textile along with the slot machines," said Travis Landry, a Bruneau & Co. auctioneer and the firm's Director of Pop Culture.

Bruneau & Co. has a full slate of auctions lined up for the remainder of 2021, to include:

• Oct. 27 – Comic Books & TCG (Trading Card Games) at 6 pm Eastern.
• Nov. 6-7 – Video Games (at the Retro World Expo in Hartford, Conn.)
• Nov. 15 – Estates Fine Art & Antiques, at 6 pm Eastern.
• Nov. 20 – Historic Arms & Militaria catalog auction, at 10 am Eastern.
• Dec. 11 – Comic, TCG, Toy & Sports Memorabilia catalog auction, 10 am Eastern

To learn more about Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, visit www.bruneauandco.com.