Jamini Roy (1887 - 1972)

Descubre Jamini Roy (1887-1972), un pintor moderno indio clave. Explora su estilo audaz inspirado en el arte popular bengalí, colores vibrantes y temas de vida rural y mitología. Una figura esencial en la formación del arte contemporáneo indio – visita pinturas y conoce su legado artístico.

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