Lot#2 || Jamini Roy (1887-1972)
Untitled (Village women)
(Circa 1940)
Tempera on cardboard
16.00 x 10.00 in
Estimate ₹ 50,000 - ₹ 1,00,000
PROVENANCE
Estate of Jamini Roy
Estate of Jamini Roy
CATALOGUE NOTES
Jamini Roy's rejection of the western academic style of painting led to him being inspired by Bengali folk paintings. Before he made the complete switch to the pat style paintings, he was depicting village life and folk. This work shows a personal reconstruction of another Indian reality that was often not seen in urban areas. Possibly an attempt to have art that could be accessible to a larger Indian audience, Roy broke away from classical traditions of art. Making his own paints, he experimented with his style and mediums. This work shows his typical hues of blue, yellows, red and browns that he made from local pigments.
Jamini Roy's rejection of the western academic style of painting led to him being inspired by Bengali folk paintings. Before he made the complete switch to the pat style paintings, he was depicting village life and folk. This work shows a personal reconstruction of another Indian reality that was often not seen in urban areas. Possibly an attempt to have art that could be accessible to a larger Indian audience, Roy broke away from classical traditions of art. Making his own paints, he experimented with his style and mediums. This work shows his typical hues of blue, yellows, red and browns that he made from local pigments.
NATIONAL ART TREASURE - NON EXPORTABLE ITEM
