BROWSE THIS AUCTION
Lot 42
 
Quick Zoom
Jamini Roy
(1887 - 1972)

Untitled (Three Saints)



Born in 1887 in a small village in Beliatore, Bankura district, West Bengal, Jamini Roy joined the Government School of Art, Kolkata in 1903. He began his career by painting in the Post-Impressionist genre of landscapes and portraits, very much in keeping with his training in a British academic system. Yet, by 1925, Roy had begun experimenting along the lines of popular bazaar paintings sold outside the Kalighat temple in Kolkata. By the early...



Read More
Other works of this artist in: this auction  |  entire site



  Lot 42 of 89  

SPRING ONLINE AUCTION
27-28 MARCH 2019

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 9,48,000
$13,941

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Jamini Roy
Untitled (Three Saints)

Signed in Bengali (lower right)
Tempera on paper board
15 x 12.25 in (38.1 x 31.1 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist in Calcutta, circa 1944 - 1946, by a member of a troupe of actors assigned by ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association). The actors travelled extensively throughout India, Ceylon and Burma during this time, performing plays for the British troops stationed there.
Thence by descent
Private Collection, London
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









Need help? Please check our guides on How to Bid. Auction Tips and FAQs.
Email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: +91 22 6855 4100 (Mumbai); +1 212 627 5006 (USA); +44(0) 20 7409 7974(UK); +91 11 2436 9415 (New Delhi)