Kisory Roy’s style, especially in the landscape genre, serves as a testimony to the invaluable contribution of modernists at the time. Trained specifically in the landscape genre—even though he experimented in other subjects—Roy brought a sense of refinement and maturity in his landscapes. Untitled (Darjeeling by Night) features a lone figure surrounded by trees at night-time with skies softly glowing in the moonlight. The shimmering yellow lights stream in from various buildings of this hill station revealing the artist’s command on his brushstrokes.
published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., The Art of Bengal (New Delhi: DAG, 2012), p. 188 Singh, Kishore, ed., Indian Landscapes: The Changing Horizon (New Delhi: DAG, 2012), p. 406 Tillotson, Giles, New Found Lands: The Indian Landscape From Empire to Freedom (New Delhi: DAG, 2021), p. 118
Kisory Roy
Untitled (Darjeeling by Night)
1947
Oil on canvas
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1947
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