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Jamini Roy
Kolkata, 1887–1972
Jamini Roy was a Kolkata Bengal School artist. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Jamini Roy was an Indian painter. He was honoured by the Government of India the award of Padma Bhushan in 1954. He remains one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore, another praised Indian artist and instructor.
Roy's highly simplified, flattened-out style, and reminiscent of European modern art was influenced by the “bazaar” paintings sold at Indian temples as talismans.
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