Jamini Roy Artworks
31.5 x 42.4 cm
“Peace is not good for an artist. How can that happen? The mind strives and burns all the time in the creative activity of art.”- Jamini Roy
Jamini Roy (1887–1972) was a pioneering Indian artist renowned for his unique, folk‑inspired style of painting. Trained at the Government School of Art and Craft, Kolkata, he began in the early 1900s to experiment with simplified forms, bold flat colours, and a distinctive visual language that broke away from academic Western realism.
Roy drew heavy artistic influence from the Santal (Shanthal) tribe of West Bengal, whose traditional art and figurations he reinterpreted in his own stylized manner. His paintings feature flat planes of colour, strong outlines, and rhythmic, two‑dimensional figures inspired by Bengali folk and tribal art, making him one of the most recognizable names in modern Indian art.
A highly decorated artist, Jamini Roy is widely recognized for his skilled, iconic artworks that bridge folk traditions and modernist aesthetics. He participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions across India and internationally, and his work remains in high demand among collectors and institutions. In 1955, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, in recognition of his exceptional contribution to Indian art.
