• NGMA India

    Jamini Roy

    Accession No . 3012 Artist Name. Jamini Roy Title. Seated Woman Medium. Crayon & water colour on paper Size. 33 x 69 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 painting titled 'Seated Woman' the seated figure of a woman is painted with thick, black contour lines with the application of blue colour of the drape done flatly.