ROY, JAMINI
NAYIKA
Image Size: 30.5 x 39.2 cm (12 x 15.4 inches)
Mount/Sheet Size: 42.8 x 52.8 cm (16.8 x 20.7 inches)
Signed by the artistSigned in Bengali (lower right)
This painting depicts individual female figure in profile or ‘tribhanga’ pose standing in posture of classical Indian dance. Painted in a distinctly folk-art style, with protruding eyes, and stylized facial features, the paintings show Jamini Roy's borrowing from the Kalighat technique as well his use of inexpensive material such as mineral pigments and earth colours. The aim of the artist is to re-invent the folk visual idioms within the on-going imitation of Western art in pre-independent India.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
NON-EXPORTABLE NATIONAL ART TREASURE
About Artist
Jamini Roy (1887 – 1972)
Jamini Roy, born on April 11, 1887, in Beliatore, a small village in Bengal, India, emerged as one of the most influential and celebrated Indian artists of the 20th century. His journey from a traditional artistic background to the forefront…...Read More
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