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Significant Indian Paintings Significant Indian Paintings JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)

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JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)

ASN0007 Auction Type: Live Floor

Pujarini
Gouache on card
Signed lower right
Dimension: 67 x 37 cms

R 6,00,000 - R 8,00,000

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Private Collection, New Delhi

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'Pujarini' meaning woman paying obeisance, evokes the stylistic explorations of Jamini Roy based on his observations of the tessera (coloured tile) murals of Byzentine Art. In order to create a similar effect he initially began painting on the traditional chatai (mattresses made of woven dry palm leaf). In the later versions however he realized the same effect with a uniform pointallist treatment. Also worth noticing is his trademark incorporation of profiled structures of Egyptian Art.

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National Art Treasure / Non Exportable