M. F. Husain sought to make modern painting understandable in India. Given below are two statements about his paintings:
Statement I: He painted with western expressionist brush strokes in soft, modulated monochromes.
Statement II: He drew from the style of miniature paintings, village crafts and folk toys.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Only Statement II is correct.
Statement I: He painted with western expressionist brush strokes in soft, modulated monochromes. — Incorrect. Husain used western expressionist brush strokes with bright Indian colours. Soft, modulated monochromes belong to the colour range of S. H. Raza.
Statement II: He drew from the style of miniature paintings, village crafts and folk toys. — Correct. Besides Indian mythology and religious sources, he drew from miniature paintings, village crafts and even folk toys.
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NCERT (2026-27): “The Progressive Artists’ Group of Bombay and the Multifaceted Indian Art …M. F. Husain, on the other hand, wanted to make the modern style of painting understandable in Indian context. For example, he would paint using the western expressionist brush strokes with bright Indian colours. He not only drew from Indian mythology and religious sources but also from the style of miniature paintings, village crafts and even folk toys. As a result of successfully combining a modern style of painting with Indian themes, Husain’s art came to eventually represent Indian modern art in the international art world.” “Abstraction – A New Trend While Husain largely remained a figurative artist, S.H. Raza moved in the direction of abstraction. It is not surprising then that landscape was a favourite theme for this artist. His colours ranged from bright to soft, modulated monochromes.” |