Prosanto Roy (1908 - 1973)

Acquired directly from the artist

The are pinhole sized spots of foxing on the unpainted areas of the paper, consistent with age. There is a crease in the upper right section of the paper. This work is in good condition overall, as viewed.
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Prosanto Roy was a Bengal School artist who sought to integrate figuration with a keen sense of geometric design. His themes were often rooted in fairy tales and myth, and the fragmented, kaleidoscopic approach he took to his work created a mysterious, mystical quality to his images. In his stylistic choices, Roy was inspired by Cubism, especially as practiced by Gaganendranath Tagore which in turn was derived from principles of the Bauhaus movement. Roy was closely connected to the Tagores, studying first under Rabindranath Tagore and then  with Abanindranath. He was appointed curator of the Kala Bhavan at Santiniketan in 1952, and he taught at Santiniketan until his death in 1973.