Ganesha with Moon by MF Husain

The final work closes the cycle in serene simplicity. Ganesha sits poised, drawn in bold lines softened by Husain’s washes. Beside him shines a round moon of renewal, marking rhythm and the eternal cycle.

The painting glows with aquamarine blue, a colour that carries depth, clarity, and healing calm. In Indian thought, it recalls water and sky, the vast elements that hold life and rhythm together. Against this radiant field, the figure feels steady yet light, as if floating in cosmic stillness.

Pigment spreads freely, pools of dark against pale dissolves, giving the god vitality. Husain uses negative space masterfully, allowing emptiness around the form to breathe and heighten presence. In art, such space is not absence but balance, it draws the eye to what is essential and lets the subject expand beyond its outline.

The lotus nearby recalls purity, the moon’s celestial rhythm. The raised hand is a blessing of completion, sealing the journey with calm assurance. What lingers is wholeness, where colour, form, and space meet to create a cycle fulfilled with quiet grace.