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Jamini Roy
Accession No . 3108
Artist Name. Jamini Roy
Title. Sketch
Medium. Ink & watercolour on paper
Size. 20 x 22.17 cm
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From the end 1920s, Jamini Roy rejected the European oil medium and began to use the traditional pigments from vegetable and mineral sources. The imagery was often drawn from village life. Jamini Roy invested in the portrayal of peasants, artisans, followers of religious cults, village women and Adivasis with immense dignity. He represented in his paintings what they held sacred with references from folk tales and narratives that permeated the rural consciousness. In this particular sketch the space is divided into six parts with each part enclosing a drawing of tribal men and woman. With a masterly control of the brush, he created contours of the figures with fluid, calligraphic lines against the flat yellow background.
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