JAMINI ROY (INDIAN 1887-1972), HORSE AND CHARIOT gouache on card, signed in Bengali bottom right, framed 47 x 80cm Provenance: Private collection, London. This painting was a gift from the artist to a friend whose daughter subsequently sold it to the vendor. Jamini Roy was a prolific artist in Calcutta, and probably the best known Indian painter of the 20th century, best known for his polychrome 'folk' paintings which owe much to traditional Kalighat paintings. Less common are the earlier impressionistic landscapes and cityscapes and also works such as this, which are executed in a more textured technique with restricted colour palette. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.