Jamini Roy (1887-1972)

Mother and Baby Krishna

Details

Jamini Roy (1887-1972)
Mother and Baby Krishna
signed in Bengali (lower right)
gouache on card
18 x 11 in. (45.7 x 27.9 cm.)

Literature

Vogue, London, September 1951, illustrated.
British Vogue Export Book, London, 1951, no. 5, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, The Imperial Institute (now the Commonwealth Institute), April-July 1946.

Lot Essay

This work was bought directly from the artist by the present owner.

For a similar work see Jamini Roy: In the context of Indian folk sensibility and his impact on modern art, New Delhi, 1992 p. 67.

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