Jamini Roy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jamini Roy
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1887(1887-04-11)
Age	137
Date Of Death	1972-04-24
Birthplace	Beliatore
Country	India
Birth City	West Bengal
Horoscope	Aries

Jamini Roy Biography

Jamini Roy is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on April 11, 1887 in Beliatore, West Bengal, India. Influential painter, whose most well-known works include “Bride and Two Companions”, and “Dual Cats with One Crayfish.” He rebelled against the Bengal School of painting and the Western tradition.

Both he and actor Shashikapoor were recipients of the Padma Bhushan award.

He was born into a rich family of landowners.

Jamini Roy Net Worth

Jamini Roy is one of the richest Painter from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jamini Roy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of sixteen, he began his studies at Calcutta’s Government School of Art.

In 1955, he was awarded the State Award of Padma Bhushan.

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Who is Jamini Roy Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Jamini Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Jamini Roy celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.

What was Jamini Roy famous for?

Jamini Roy, (born April 11, 1887, Baliatore, India—died April 24, 1972, Calcutta [now Kolkata]), one of the best-known Indian artists of the 20th century. In the late 1920s and early ’30s he rejected his academic training and instead developed a linear, decorative, colourful style based on Bengali folk traditions.

What is Jamini Roy style?

Trained in the British academic style of painting, Jamini Roy became well known as a skilled portraitist. After graduating from the Government Art School Kolkata, in 1916, he received regular commissions. Most of his paintings were in Western styles, like portraiture and impressionism.

Is Jamini Roy Male?

Jamini Roy
Born| 11 April 1887 Beliatore, Bankura district, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died| 24 April 1972 (aged 85)
Nationality| Indian

What do you know about Jamini Roy explain in short?

Jamini Roy was born in the year 1887 at Beliatore village in the Bankura district of West Bengal. Roy was born into an affluent family of land- owners. His father, Ramataran Roy, resigned from his government services to pursue his interest in art.

Who was the father of folk renaissance in India?

This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in

1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity. In the mid –1920s, he travelled to the countryside of Bengal to collect folk paintings (pats) and learn from folk artisans.