Early modern French artists saw themselves working outside the main a…

Early modern French artists saw themselves working outside the main art institutions. Which places became important for artists, writers, film-makers and poets to meet and discuss the role of art in modern life?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Cafes and restaurants

Option (1) Art academies — Incorrect. Modern art in Europe came up when academic realism in art academies began to be rejected. These were the institutions the artists worked outside.
Option (2) Cafes and restaurants — Correct. Cafes and restaurants became the meeting places of artists, writers, film-makers and poets in modern Europe.
Option (3) Churches and palaces — Incorrect. After the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning.
Option (4) Artist villages — Incorrect. Cholamandalam, an artist village near Madras, was set up in South India by K. C. S. Paniker. It was not the meeting place of the French artists.

Note: This topic was not named in the CUET 2026 syllabus, but it was part of the NCERT chapter. In 2025 and 2026, NTA also asked questions on topics in NCERT that the CUET syllabus did not name. So our mocks have questions from every part of the NCERT chapter, to give you enough practice. Read the whole chapter, not only the sub-topics named in the syllabus.

NCERT (2026-27): “Tracing the Modern Indian Art …In the West, particularly in Europe, modern art came up when academic realism in art academies began to be rejected. These modern artists saw themselves as avant garde or at the frontier of change from tradition to modernity. With the phenomenal development of technology after the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning. Early modern French artists like Edouard Manet, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet and others saw themselves working outside the main art institutions. Cafes and restaurants became important places for artists, writers, film-makers and poets to meet and discuss about the role of art in modern life.…”

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → Cafes and restaurants

Option (1) Art academies — Incorrect. Modern art in Europe came up when academic realism in art academies began to be rejected. These were the institutions the artists worked outside.
Option (2) Cafes and restaurants — Correct. Cafes and restaurants became the meeting places of artists, writers, film-makers and poets in modern Europe.
Option (3) Churches and palaces — Incorrect. After the Industrial Revolution, the traditional art that decorated churches and palaces lost its meaning.
Option (4) Artist villages — Incorrect. Cholamandalam, an artist village near Madras, was set up in South India by K. C. S. Paniker. It was not the meeting place of the French artists.