£600
Jadunath Pal (1821-1900) set of fifteen Colonial period Indian Folk Art clay work sculptures, originating from the Krisnanagar region, depicting an assortment of workers, tades people and military figures
In the late 19th century, the clay work of Krishnanagar and perhaps the most famous artist of this discipline, Jadunath, became renowned in the west. Many of these figures were made and sold to English soldiers at the time. With a burgeoning taste for ocular realism, there soon was an increased demand for miniature facsimiles of people, plants and animals, and the human replicas gained renown on their own.
Pal was a lineage trained sculptor without high status, who depicted the quotidian lives of everyday people. However, his impeccable skill launched him into Calcutta’s elite art world, with wealthy patrons commissioning him for projects and his work being exhibited at a multitude of fine arts exhibitions. Even though he never received formal artistic education, he himself served as an instructor at the Calcutta art school. He defied and yet helped define western academic art styles in the country
The approximate height of the standing examples is 25cm
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