Jamini Roy wanted simple, easily duplicated paintings for a wider public. Which style of painting did he adopt?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Flat and colourful style of folk painting
Option (1) Academic realism copied as oleographs — Incorrect. Paintings in the style of academic realism by Raja Ravi Varma were copied as oleographs and sold in the market. Jamini Roy rejected his academic training.
Option (2) Woodcuts like those in Bengali primers — Incorrect. Nandalal Bose illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts. It is not the style Jamini Roy adopted.
Option (3) Lively sketchy figures like the Haripura Posters — Incorrect. The Haripura Posters by Nandalal Bose showed rural folks as lively colourful sketchy figures. It is not the style Jamini Roy adopted.
Option (4) Flat and colourful style of folk painting — Correct. Jamini Roy adopted the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages, as he wanted his paintings to be simple and easy to duplicate.
NCERT (2026-27): “Shantiniketan — Early modernism …Jamini Roy is a unique example of modern Indian artist, who after undergoing academic training in the colonial Art School rejected it only to adopt the flat and colourful style of folk painting seen in villages. He wanted his paintings to be simple and easy to duplicate to reach a wider public and based on themes like women and children, specifically, and rural life, generally.” |