JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972)

Private Collection, New Delhi

'Pujarini' meaning woman paying obeisance, evokes the stylistic explorations of Jamini Roy based on his observations of the tessera (coloured tile) murals of Byzentine Art. In order to create a similar effect he initially began painting on the traditional chatai (mattresses made of woven dry palm leaf). In the later versions however he realized the same effect with a uniform pointallist treatment. Also worth noticing is his trademark incorporation of profiled structures of Egyptian Art

National Art Treasure / Non Exportable