Roy, Jamini (Artist). Mother & Child Series, late 1940s | Painting
Estimates
₹1,000,000 - 1,500,000
$12,500 - 18,750
Winning Bid
₹784,000
$9,800
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
874.02
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
0.78
Jamini Roy | 11 Apr 1887 – 24 Apr 1972 | National Art Treasure
ArtistJamini Roy
TitleMother & Child Series
MediumTempera on Canvas
Datelate 1940s
Size39.00 x 23.00 in (99.06 x 58.42 cm)
Lot Number7
Auction HouseDeRivaz & Ives
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction30 July 2022
Type of AuctionOnline
Literary Reference
"The biologist J.B.S. Haldane once described his paintings as full of simplicity and yet one never tired of gazing at them. Roy himself aspired towards simplicity in an increasingly complex world, as tired adults longed to return to childlike simplicity. He carefully studied drawings by his own child..."
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