Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which technique did Somnath Hore use to make the artwork Children?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Monochromatic etching with aquatint
Option (1) Oil painting — Incorrect. Children is a graphic print on paper, not a painting.
Option (2) Monochromatic etching with aquatint — Correct. Hore made it with monochromatic etching with aquatint.
Option (3) Watercolour on paper — Incorrect. It is a print from an etching, not a painting in watercolour.
Option (4) Viscosity printing — Incorrect. This is the colour method Krishna Reddy used for Whirlpool; Children is monochromatic.
NCERT (2026-27): “Children This is a graphic print on paper done with monochromatic etching with aquatint made by Somnath Hore (1921–2006) in 1958. The experience of the Bengal Famine of 1943, left a lasting impression on him. …This is a close knit composition with five standing figures, having no background, perspective or surrounding situation as the figures are talking to themselves.…”
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