The statements below are about Gaganendranath Tagore’s painting City in the Night.
(A) He was one of the earlier Indian painters to use the language of Surrealism.
(B) He visualised his imaginary cities like Dwarka and Swarnapuri through multiple viewpoints and multi-faceted shapes.
(C) He painted an interplay of diamond-shaped planes and prismatic colours to render the river banks of the city.
(D) The painting is mysteriously illuminated by artificial light, one of the features of theatre.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (D) only
(A) He was one of the earlier Indian painters to use the language of Surrealism. — Incorrect. He used the language and syntax of Cubism, not Surrealism.
(B) He visualised his imaginary cities like Dwarka and Swarnapuri through multiple viewpoints and multi-faceted shapes. — Correct. Dwarka is Lord Krishna’s legendary abode and Swarnapuri is the Golden City. He showed them through multiple viewpoints and multi-faceted shapes.
(C) He painted an interplay of diamond-shaped planes and prismatic colours to render the river banks of the city. — Incorrect. The diamond-shaped planes and prismatic colours render the mountain ranges of the city, not its river banks.
(D) The painting is mysteriously illuminated by artificial light, one of the features of theatre. — Correct. The artificial light comes from the theatre. It shows his involvement with his uncle Rabindranath Tagore’s play staged in their house.
NCERT (2026-27): “City in the Night This is a watercolour painting made by Gaganendranath Tagore (1869 –1938) in 1922. He was one of the earlier Indian painters, who made use of language and syntax of Cubism to render his ideas. …He visualised the mysterious world of his imaginary cities like Dwarka (Lord Krishna’s legendary abode) or Swarnapuri (The Golden City) through multiple viewpoints, multi-faceted shapes and jagged edges of Cubism. He painted an interplay of diamond-shaped planes and prismatic colours, resulting in fragmented luminosity to render the mountain ranges of the city. …The painting is mysteriously illuminated by artificial light, one of the features of theatre.…”
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