International contemporary art platform11.04.1887–24.04.1972
Jamini Roy
Jamini Roy (1887–1972) was an Indian artist associated with the Bengal Renaissance. His main genres included religious painting, folk art, and portraiture. Born in Beliator, he was connected to the Kalighat painting style and Catalan modernism, and died in Kolkata.
Biography
Jamini Roy was born on April 11, 1887, in Beliator. He was an Indian artist and a representative of the Bengal Renaissance. His primary artistic genres included religious painting, folk art, and portraiture. Roy’s artistic work is associated with the movements of Kalighat painting and Catalan modernism. Throughout his life, he was connected with the territories of British India, the Indian Union, and independent India. Jamini Roy died on April 24, 1972, in Kolkata.
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