In which direction did the painter S. H. Raza move in his art?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Abstraction

Option (1) Cubism — Incorrect. Cubism is a western modern trend that internationalist artists used freely; it is not the path named for Raza.
Option (2) Abstraction — Correct. Unlike Husain, Raza moved in the direction of abstraction, and some of his paintings draw on mandala and yantra designs.
Option (3) Figurative art — Incorrect. It was Husain who largely remained a figurative artist.
Option (4) Expressionism — Incorrect. Expressionism is a western trend whose brush strokes Husain used with bright Indian colours.

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NCERT (2026-27): “Abstraction – A New Trend While Husain largely remained a figurative artist, S.H. Raza moved in the direction of abstraction. It is not surprising then that landscape was a favourite theme for this artist. His colours ranged from bright to soft, modulated monochromes. If Husain used the figurative language of modern art to show Indian themes, Raza made a similar claim with abstraction. Some of his paintings draw from old mandala and yantra designs, and even use bindu as a symbol of oneness from Indian philosophy.”