Untitled (Santhal Girl)
Jamini Roy's "Untitled (Santhal Girl)" exemplifies the artist's distinctive modernist style that synthesized Indian folk traditions with contemporary aesthetics. The work depicts a female subject from the Santhal indigenous community, rendered in Roy's characteristic simplified forms and bold, flattened planes of color that reflect his engagement with tribal art and rejection of Western academic painting conventions. Created during Roy's prolific career in early to mid 20th century India, the painting demonstrates his commitment to celebrating vernacular Indian culture and asserting a distinctly Indian artistic identity.
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LITERATURE S. Datta, Urban Patua, The Art of Jamini Roy, Mumbai, 2010, p. 34 (illustrated) S. Datta, 'Jamini Roy and the Folk Art Paradigm', Indian Painting: The Lesser Known Traditions, New Delhi, 2011, p. 82 (illustrated) P. Ray, 'Jamini Roy's Art in Retrospect', Art News & Views, Kolkata, Vol. 3, Issue 18, July 2011, p. 4 (illustrated) A. Borellini, F.P. Campione & C. Corni eds., Jamini Roy: From Tradition to Modernity, Milan, 2015, p. 97 (illustrated) S. Das, 'The Obsessed Collector', Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 20 June 2015 (illustrated) Artist and Empire: (En)Countering Colonial Legacies, exhibition catalogue, Singapore, 2016 (illustrated, unpaginated) S. Datta & C. Corni eds., Painting Freedom: Indian Modernism and its Three Rebels, Trecate, 2021, p. 245 (illustrated) EXHIBITED London, Aicon Gallery, Jamini Roy: A Collector's Perspective, 2009 Lugano, Museo delle Culture di Lugano, Jamini Roy: From Tradition to Modernity, 12 June - 23 August 2015 Singapore, National Gallery, Artist and Empire: (En)countering Colonial Legacies, 5 October 2016 - 26 March 2017 Leicester, Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, Painting Freedom: Indian Modernism and its Three Rebels, 11 September - 21 November 2021 London, Brunei Gallery, Painting Freedom: Indian Modernism and its Rebels, 11 April - 22 June 2024 Conditions of sale Brought to you by Nishad Avari Specialist, Head of Department NAVARI@CHRISTIES.COM +1 212 636 2190
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South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
March 25, 2026
Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000
Lot 303
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