Painters of the Bengal School worked on many themes. Which of the following pairs of a painter and his work is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Abanindranath Tagore – The Arabian Nights series
Option (1) Gaganendranath Tagore – Radhika — Incorrect. Radhika is a wash and tempera painting by Abdul Rehman Chughtai. Gaganendranath Tagore painted City in the Night.
Option (2) Abanindranath Tagore – The Arabian Nights series — Correct. Besides Journey’s End, Abanindranath painted a series of 45 paintings based on The Arabian Nights.
Option (3) Kshitindranath Majumdar – Woman with Child — Incorrect. Woman with Child is a gouache painting by Jamini Roy. Kshitindranath Majumdar painted Rasa-Lila.
Option (4) A. R. Chughtai – Rasa-Lila — Incorrect. Rasa-Lila is by Kshitindranath Majumdar. Chughtai painted Radhika.
NCERT (2026-27): “Journey’s End Made by Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951) in 1913, this painting is in watercolour. Abanindranath Tagore was seen as a father figure of nationalist and modernism of art in India. … Abanindranath has also painted The Forest, Coming of Night, Mountain Traveller, Queen of the Forest and a series of 45 paintings based on The Arabian Nights.” |