Jamini Roy

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Jamini Roy was a pioneering Indian modernist painter renowned for transforming traditional Bengali folk and Kalighat pat styles into a distinctive, bold visual language.

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instanceOf modernist artist ⓘ
painter ⓘ
person ⓘ
artisticStyle flat application of colour ⓘ
limited, earthy colour palette ⓘ
simplified, geometric forms ⓘ
strong contour lines ⓘ
awardReceived Padma Bhushan ⓘ
Viceroy’s Gold Medal (early career recognition) ⓘ
commemoratedIn Jamini Roy Gallery, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi ⓘ
retrospective exhibitions in India and abroad ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1887-04-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1972-04-24 ⓘ
educatedAt Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bengali ⓘ
fieldOfWork painting ⓘ
fullName Jamini Roy ⓘ
genre folk-inspired painting ⓘ
portrait painting ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ
hasOccupation art teacher (early career) ⓘ
artist ⓘ
influenced Indian modernist painters ⓘ
post-independence Indian art ⓘ
influencedBy Bengali folk art ⓘ
Kalighat pat painting ⓘ
Western academic realism (early career) ⓘ
languageSpoken Bengali ⓘ
English ⓘ
movement Bengal School of Art ⓘ
Indian modernism ⓘ
notableFor adapting Kalighat pat painting style ⓘ
bold, simplified forms and flat colours ⓘ
transforming Bengali folk art into modern painting ⓘ
use of indigenous materials and techniques ⓘ
notableWork Krishna and Balarama (various compositions) ⓘ
Mother and Child (series) ⓘ
Santhal dancers (series) ⓘ
linked to: Santal dance
periodActive early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth Beliatore, Bankura, Bengal Presidency, British India ⓘ
placeOfDeath Calcutta, West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residence Calcutta, West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: Calcutta
usedMaterial cloth and wood panels ⓘ
homemade tempera on cardboard ⓘ
natural, indigenous pigments ⓘ
workLocation Calcutta, India ⓘ

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