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India's Most Famous Artist Dies

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MF Husain left India after nude paintings.

MF Husain, the most highly prized Indian artist, died Thursday at the age of 95. Husain was often called the “Picasso of India” for his paintings; he also made two Bollywood films. In 2006, his paintings of nude Hindu goddesses angered hardline Hindus, and he left India to take up citizenship in Qatar. He was in a hospital in London when he died.

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