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Jamini Roy
(1887 - 1972)

Untitled



Born in the Bankura district of West Bengal in 1887, Jamini Roy was trained in academic realism at the Government School of Art, Calcutta, at the age of 16 and went on to become a prolific portrait painter early on in his career. However, the strong wave of nationalism that swept India in the early 20th century urged him to question and reflect upon his approach towards art. Dismissing the prevailing Western academic painting style as well as...



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  Lot 2 of 60  

WINTER LIVE AUCTION
13 DECEMBER 2023

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 22,80,000
$27,470

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Jamini Roy
Untitled

Signed in Bengali (lower right)
Tempera on cloth pasted on board
15 x 29 in (38 x 73.5 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist, Kolkata, 1958
Private Collection, USA
Sotheby's, New York, 19 March 2008, lot 5
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Living Traditions & the Art of Jamini Roy, Mumbai: DAG, 2 April - 22 May 2023

PUBLISHED
Living Traditions & the Art of Jamini Roy, Mumbai: DAG, 2023, p. 2-3 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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