Jamini Roy
Pujarin, Circa 1930
Tempera on card, with an unfinished painting of Rama on the reverse
32.9 x 21.8 cm
13 x 8 5/8 in
13 x 8 5/8 in
Further images
Chanchalkumar Chattopadhyay (1915-2004) was a prominent left-wing poet and translator and part of the intellectual community in Calcutta in the 1930s. These three paintings were acquired directly from the Artist...
Chanchalkumar Chattopadhyay (1915-2004) was a prominent left-wing poet and translator and part of the intellectual community in Calcutta in the 1930s. These three paintings were acquired directly from the Artist and have been in the family's collection since then. Chattopadhyay was introduced to Jamini Roy by the poet, writer and academic Bishnu Dey (1909-1982).
Provenance
Collection of Chanchalkumar Chattopadhyaya (1915-2004),
Calcutta, acquired directly from the artist;
By descent;
Private Collection