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Jamini Roy

1887 - 1972

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Jamini Roy (11 April 1887 – 24 April 1972) was an Indian painter. He was honoured by the Government of India the award of Padma Bhushan in 1954. He remains one of the most famous pupils of Abanindranath Tagore, another praised Indian artist and instructor. Roy's highly simplified, flattened-out style, and reminiscent of European modern art was influenced by the “bazaar” paintings sold at Indian temples as talismans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jamini Roy is the 1,760th most popular painter (down from 1,658th in 2019), the 669th most popular biography from India (down from 559th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jamini Roy ranks 1,760 out of 2,023. Before him are Frederick Sandys, Vilho Lampi, Charley Toorop, Frederic Remington, Yehuda Pen, and Arpenik Nalbandyan. After him are Edmund Dulac, Ilka Gedő, Carmen Herrera, Juan Manuel Blanes, Thérèse Schwartze, and Yannis Tsarouchis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Jamini Roy ranks 218. Before him are Gregorio Marañón, David Keilin, Boris Kostić, Jack Conway, Juan Manuel Gálvez, and Sigmund Romberg. After him are Victor d'Arcy, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Govind Ballabh Pant, Fartein Valen, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, and Edward Andrade. Among people deceased in 1972, Jamini Roy ranks 194. Before him are Aharon Katzir, Armandinho, Arthur Russell, Edward Cook, Juan Manuel Gálvez, and Alexander Vampilov. After him are Kenny Dorham, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, Edmund Wilson, Louella Parsons, Sven Markelius, and Mitchell Leisen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jamini Roy ranks 669 out of 1,861. Before him are Fathima Beevi (1927), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903), and Manoj Bajpayee (1969). After him are Ashapurna Devi (1909), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), Govind Ballabh Pant (1887), Gautam Adani (1962), Wasim Sajjad (1941), and N. T. Rama Rao (1923).

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Among PAINTERS In India

Among painters born in India, Jamini Roy ranks 5. Before him are Raja Ravi Varma (1848), Abanindranath Tagore (1871), M. F. Husain (1915), and Basawan (1560).

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