Jamini Roy studied techniques of Western academic painting at the Governmental College of Art in Calcutta in 1903-8. He initially employed Impressionist approach, and later began to explore experimental styles in the early 1920s. While recycling folk art and craft of his hometown such as Kalighat Pata, he also actively incorporated Early Christian art to establish a unique style of his own. In 1987, the 100th anniversary of his birth, a retrospective exhibition was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, India, acknowledging him as one of the great masters of Indian modern art.
[Portrait photograph] ©The Artist, Courtesy of Akar Prakar
Jamini Roy studied techniques of Western academic painting at the Governmental College of Art in Calcutta in 1903-8. He initially employed Impressionist approach, and later began to explore experimental styles in the early 1920s. While recycling folk art and craft of his hometown such as Kalighat Pata, he also actively incorporated Early Christian art to establish a unique style of his own. In 1987, the 100th anniversary of his birth, a retrospective exhibition was held at the National Gallery of Modern Art, India, acknowledging him as one of the great masters of Indian modern art.