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Jamini Roy
Accession No . 1117
Artist Name. Jamini Roy
Title. Sketch No. 19
Medium. Pen and ink on paper
Size. 4" x 5.5"
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It is interesting to see from the hundreds of sketches and drawings in the NGMA collection, how Roy broke down the figure to the essential form that goes into its making and then synthesised it to suggest a structure. In this particular sketch the space is divided into eight parts with each part enclosing a small drawing of either an animal or human being. The top most left panel encloses a cow, two panels that enclose two small sketches of Mother and Child and the bottom left square with a couple in it while the the rest have only woman figures. The sketches are evidences that Jamini Roy made meticulous sketches and drawings in great detail before undertaking a painting and that he chose to narrate imagery drawn from the village life, be it the peasants, artisans, followers of religious cults, women, etc.
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