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Jamini Roy (India, 1887-1972) Jamini Roy (India, 1887-1972)
Untitled (Sita, Ravana and Jatayu), circa 1960s Untitled (Krisha)
Signed lower right Gouache on card
Opaque watercolor on board Singed lower right
13 1/2 x 20 in. (34.1 x 50.7 cm) 20 7/8 x 12 in. (53 x 30.4 cm)
$6,000 - 8,000 $7,000 - 10,000

Beneath a shower of white arrows, the king of vultures, Jatayu, tries to With fine calligraphic control, Roy creates the powerful image in bold
save Sita from Ravana. sweeping lines against a subtle descending gradation from dark grey
to white. Another monochrome example depicting a seated woman
Another version dated early 1940s is held in the Victoria and Albert sold in our London rooms, 21 May 2007, lot 31. For further discussion
Museum (IS.48-1979). Also see a later version where the position of of Jamini Roy’s works see: Sona Datta, Urban Patua, The Art of Jamini
the figures is reversed is in the Harn Museum of Art (PA.71.27), see Roy, Mumbai, 2010.
Jamini Roy: Bengali Artist of Modern India (huntingtonarchive.osu.edu/
Exhibitions/JaminiRoy.html). Also compare to another version sold Provenance
Christie’s, London, 11 June 2008, lot 7. Gifted to the present owner in 1964 by a European diplomat living
in Kolkota
Provenance
Private Collection, NY END OF SALE

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