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JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Lot 153 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARGARET AND ROBERT JAFFIE

JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)

Untitled (Elephant; Pots)

Closed17 September 2013

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JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Elephant; Pots)
signed in Bengali (lower right) each; inscribed 'WITH GOOD WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR JAMINI ROY' (on the reverse)
gouache on card
12 x 6¼ in. (30.5 x 15.9 cm.); 11½ x 12 in. (29.2 x 30.5 cm.)
Two paintings
2 (2)

Robert, a Foreign Service officer, and Margaret Jaffie lived in India, Nepal and Pakistan through 1955-1970. During their time in India they often visited Jamini Roy and became friends with the artist. This work is dedicated to the couple by Jamini Roy.
Thence by descent