Painting Of Dancing Gopi — Jamini Nath Roy

Painting of Dancing Gopi


jamini nath roy (1887 - 1972)

Discover Jamini Roy (1887-1972), a pivotal Indian modernist painter. Explore his bold, folk-inspired style, vibrant colors & themes of rural life, mythology & portraits. A key figure in shaping modern Indian art – browse paintings & learn about his l

Jamini Roy is one of the fathers of modern Indian art, a leading painter in India’s nationalist art school in Calcutta. His work combines South Asian folk art traditions and international modernist aesthetics. This painting is one of Roy’s iconic images of an Indian woman. With arms raised and feet crossed, her pose evokes a sense of dance, recalling other representations of the female form in South Asia