Chittoprasad made etchings, linocuts and lithographs. What did these works show?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The deplorable condition of the poor
Option (1) The busy lanes of the old bazaar in Baroda — Incorrect. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh painted these lanes while invoking a medieval town in Sienna. They are not the subject of Chittoprasad’s prints.
Option (2) Conflict between men and women amid social inequality — Incorrect. This was shown by printmakers like Jyoti Bhatt, Laxma Goud and Anupam Sud, not by Chittoprasad.
Option (3) The deplorable condition of the poor — Correct. Chittoprasad’s etchings, linocuts and lithographs showed the deplorable condition of the poor.
Option (4) The syncretic and tolerant tradition of Indian life — Incorrect. Benode Behari Mukherjee’s mural The Lives of Medieval Saints reminds us of this tradition. It is not a print by Chittoprasad.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India …They wanted their art to talk about these social problems. Chittoprasad and Somnath Hore, the two political artists of India, found printmaking to be a strong medium to express these social concerns. With printmaking, it is easier to produce multiple number of artworks and reach out to more number of people. Chittoprasad’s etchings, linocuts and lithographs showed the deplorable condition of the poor. It is not surprising that he was asked by the Communist Party of India to travel to villages worst affected by the Bengal Famine and make sketches.…” |