Journey’s End is a watercolour painting by Abanindranath Tagore. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In Journey’s End, Abanindranath Tagore tried to capture the portrait and narration with the help of symbolic aesthetics and literary allusions.
Reason (R): The two-dimensional nature of Journey’s End is derived from pat paintings.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) is true but (R) is false.
Assertion (A): In Journey’s End, Abanindranath Tagore tried to capture the portrait and narration with the help of symbolic aesthetics and literary allusions. — True. The collapsed camel at dusk is a symbol of the end of a journey and of a life.
Reason (R): The two-dimensional nature of Journey’s End is derived from pat paintings. — False. The pat-based, two-dimensional look belongs to Jamini Roy’s Woman with Child. Journey’s End uses Abanindranath’s wash, with soft, hazy effects.
NCERT (2026-27): “Journey’s End …In this painting, a collapsed camel is shown in red background of dusk and in that sense it personifies the end of a journey through the end of a day. Abanindranath tried to capture the portrait and narration with the help of symbolic aesthetics on one hand and literary allusions on the other.” “Woman with Child …The two-dimensional nature of the painting is derived from pat paintings and his search for simplicity and pure form is visible.” |