In his painting Radhika, Abdul Rehman Chughtai experimented with wash technique and infused a distinct character of calligraphic line, typical in Mughal manuscripts and old Persian paintings. What quality does this calligraphic line give to his paintings?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A deeper sensuous quality
Option (1) A flat and colourful quality — Incorrect. The flat and colourful style is the folk style Jamini Roy adopted after he rejected his academic training.
Option (2) A deeper sensuous quality — Correct. Chughtai's calligraphic line, taken from Mughal manuscripts and old Persian paintings, gives a deeper sensuous quality to his paintings.
Option (3) A lively and sketchy quality — Incorrect. Lively colourful sketchy figures describe Nandalal Bose's Haripura Posters, not Chughtai's line.
Option (4) A realistic and academic quality — Incorrect. Realistic studies were the training of the Bombay School of Art students under Gladstone Solomon, not Chughtai's wash style.
NCERT (2026-27): “Radhika This is a wash and tempera painting made on paper by Abdul Rehman Chughtai (1899 –1975). … He was influenced by Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore and Nandalal Bose. Chughtai experimented with wash technique and infused a distinct character of calligraphic line, typical in Mughal manuscripts and old Persian paintings. It gives a deeper sensuous quality to his paintings. In this painting, Radhika is portrayed walking away from a lighted lamp in a gloomy background as if in a state of trance or remorse.…” |