Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in an Indian style. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): She saw parallels between the miniature traditions of north India and the modern art of Paul Gauguin.
Reason (R): She painted Haldi Grinder at a time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): She saw parallels between the miniature traditions of north India and the modern art of Paul Gauguin. — True. Sher-Gil admired Gauguin and saw his art as close to the miniature traditions of north India.
Reason (R): She painted Haldi Grinder at a time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene. — True. Haldi Grinder belongs to the time when she sought inspiration from the rural scene.
Why R does not explain A? R tells us what she chose to paint. It does not say why she could see a link between miniatures and Gauguin. The correct reason for A is her training in modern art in Europe, which made her quick to see these parallels.
NCERT (2026-27): “Haldi Grinder Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in 1940. This was the time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene. Such a scene, depicting Indian women busy in a traditional activity of grinding dry turmeric, had to be painted in Indian style. It is not surprising that she used bright, saturated pigments to paint this work. Given her training in modern art in Europe, she was quick to see parallels between miniature traditions of north India and modern art of Paul Gaugin, an artist she admired.…” |