In 1922, works of Klee, Kandinsky and others were exhibited in India. In whose paintings can the influence of this modern western style be clearly seen?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Gaganendranath Tagore
Option (1) Abanindranath Tagore — Incorrect. Abanindranath’s Journey’s End shows the influence of Mughal and Pahari miniatures and his desire for an Indian style.
Option (2) Nandalal Bose — Incorrect. Nandalal Bose turned to the folk art forms he saw around Shantiniketan to shape his art language.
Option (3) Gaganendranath Tagore — Correct. Gaganendranath Tagore, brother of Abanindranath, shows the modern western style; he made several paintings in Cubist style.
Option (4) Jamini Roy — Incorrect. Jamini Roy rejected his academic training and adopted the flat, colourful style of village folk painting.
NCERT (2026-27): “Pan-Asianism and Modernism …For the first time, Indian artists and the public had a direct encounter with modern art of this kind. It is in the paintings by Gaganendranath Tagore, brother of Abanindranath Tagore, that the influence of modern western style of paintings can be clearly seen. He made several paintings using Cubist style, in which building interiors were created out of geometric patterns. Besides, he was deeply interested in making caricatures, in which he often made fun of rich Bengalis blindly following the European style of living.” |