Modern Indian artists and their ways of working. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Amrita Sher-Gil – Assimilated miniature and mural traditions of Indian art with European modernism
Option (1) Somnath Hore – Saw that the rural folk art of Bengal had much in common with Picasso and Paul Klee — Incorrect. This was noticed by Jamini Roy. Hore drew on his memory of the Bengal Famine of 1943.
Option (2) Amrita Sher-Gil – Assimilated miniature and mural traditions of Indian art with European modernism — Correct. Trained in Paris, she made India her base and joined Indian miniature and mural traditions with European modernism.
Option (3) Jamini Roy – Created narrative quality without a setting by a reductionist and simplification method — Incorrect. This is said of Somnath Hore’s Children. Roy used simple and pure colours and made his own colours, like village artists.
Option (4) S. H. Raza – Painted with western expressionist brush strokes in bright Indian colours — Incorrect. This was M. F. Husain’s way of painting. Raza moved in the direction of abstraction.
NCERT (2026-27): “Introduction to Modernism in India …Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941), half Hungarian and half Indian, emerges as a unique female artist, who contributed immensely to modern Indian art through the 1930s. Unlike others, she was trained in Paris and had a first-hand experience in European modern art trends, such as Impressionism and post–Impressionism. After deciding to make India her base, she worked to develop art with Indian themes and images. Amrita Sher-Gil assimilated miniature and mural traditions of Indian art with European modernism.” |