Osian's Auction Catalogue Creative India Series 1 Bengal | December 2011

Born: 28 September 1890, Behrampur (Dist. Murshidabad), West Bengal Education 1928 Graduated in Science from Presidency College, Calcutta Was frequent visitor to Indian Society of Oriental Art and as a consequence was attracted towards the Neo-Bengal School of Art under the influence of Gaganendranath and Abanindranath Select Teaching and Infrastructure-building Activities 1921 Famously known as C. Roy, the cartoonist for Amrita Bazaar Patrika when it started publication in 1921 His cartoons were also published in various other contemporary magazines 1925 Joined films only after he gained recognition as art director for Sisir Bhaduri’s play ‘Sita’ Was beckoned by Himanshu Ray to join the Industry Later gained acclaim as a director of a number of silent and talkie films Edited ‘Bioscope’ (bilingual), the first released Bengali film magazine 1931 Painting published in ‘Bharartbarsha’ Later his paintings were also published in ‘Jamuna’, ‘Probashi’, ‘Bharati’, ‘Indian Ink’, ‘Modern Review’, and ‘Chatterjee Picture Albums’ Charuchandra Roy Born: 11 April 1887, Beliatore, Bankura District, West Bengal Died: 24 April 1972, Calcutta, West Bengal Education 1903-8 Started training in art from Calcutta Art School when the Italian artist O. Ghilardi was the Assistant Superintendent He may have also learnt from Percy Brown, the Principal and Abanindranath Tagore. Diploma in Fine Arts Select Awards and Honours 1935 Mother Helping the Child to Cross the Pool, Viceroy’s Gold Medal 1946,53 Highly acclaimed by critics in London (1946) and NewYork (1953) 1955 Padma Bhushan, Government of India 1956 Conferred Fellowship, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 1967 Awarded Honorary D.Litt., Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta Deemed National Art Treasure, Government of India Select Solo Exhibitions 1929 Government School of Arts & Craft, Calcutta 1937 Samabaya Mansions, Calcutta 1938 British Indian Street, Calcutta 1946 London (Exhibition opened by E.M. Forster) 1953 NewYork 1980 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay 1982 Paintings, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1987 Centenary Exhibition, NGMA, New Delhi Centenary Exhibition, BAAC, Calcutta 1988 The Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1990 Centenary Exhibition, Cymroza Art Gallery, Bombay 1991 The Grand Patua, CMC Art Gallery, New Delhi 1995 Renaissance Gallerie, Bangalore From Seeds to Flowers-Jamini Roy and His Roots, Romain Rolland Galerie, Alliance Française, New Delhi 1998 The Simplicity of a Pioneer, The Window, Mumbai Temperas and Sketches, Art Bazar, Calcutta 2001 Jamini Roy: Recent Painting, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi 2002 Jamini Roy: Modern Folk, Gallery Artsindia, NewYork 2003-04 Jamini Roy, Gallery Espace, New Delhi Jamini Roy