Lot 205: JAMINI ROY, GOUACHE AND TEMPERA ON PAPER, MOTHER AND CHILD.
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A framed Indian painting executed in gouache and tempera on paper, rendered in the distinctive Kalighat-influenced modern Bengal style. The composition depicts a mother and child, drawing from traditional Hindu iconography of the Yasoda and Krishna motif. The mother figure is draped in a deep blue sari accented by a green and brick-red striped border. The child, held within the folds of the sari, holds a white and red rattle. Both figures are characterised by heavy, rhythmic black outlines, flat planes of colour, and elongated, almond-shaped eyes typical of the regional style. The figures are set against a solid brick-red ground, enclosed within a wide black border. The painting bears a painted signature in red Bengali script in the lower right corner within the red field, reading Jamini Roy. The work is presented within a dark wood frame with a gilt inner lip and a wide cream mount.
Approximately 40 x 31cm
Condition report:
The painting appears in good overall condition. Light foxing and minor tonal variations are visible along the tan paper border outside the black painted frame (photo 1). The pigments remain vibrant with no visible flaking or loss. The frame shows minor surface wear and light scuffing consistent with handling (photo 1). The work has not been examined outside the frame.
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