Observe the painting and answer the following questions based on it:

Name the artwork and the artist.

Gossip by N.S. Bendre

The correct answer is option 3: Gossip by N.S. Bendre

The painting shown is Gossip by N.S. Bendre.

The painting Gossip was created by N.S. Bendre in the period 1955-56. The medium of the painting is Oil on canvas. It is housed at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Gossip is a vertical painting.. It is a composition of three village girls who are gossiping with each other near a pond of water. Their pitchers are kept near their feet. In background warm summer colours are used. Bold patches of Yellow ochre, Off-white and grey set off the village background, light green and burnt sienna are used on the ground. The girls are tall and thin, dressed only in sarees, like tribal girls. Patches of Indian red give a lively touch to the composition.