Match the painters of the Bengal School period in List-I with what is said of them in List-II.
List-I (Painter) | List-II (Description) |
A. Jamini Roy | I. Invented the wash painting technique |
B. Abanindranath Tagore | II. Painted imaginary cities like Dwarka |
C. Gaganendranath Tagore | III. Wash tradition with deviations |
D. Kshitindranath Majumdar | IV. Father of the folk renaissance in India |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jamini Roy | (IV) Father of the folk renaissance in India | Jamini Roy was called the father of the folk renaissance. He collected pats in the Bengal countryside and learnt from folk artisans. |
| (B) Abanindranath Tagore | (I) Invented the wash painting technique | Abanindranath invented the wash painting technique, which gives a soft, misty and impressionistic landscape. |
| (C) Gaganendranath Tagore | (II) Painted imaginary cities like Dwarka | In City in the Night, Gaganendranath used the multiple viewpoints and jagged edges of Cubism to show these imaginary cities. |
| (D) Kshitindranath Majumdar | (III) Wash tradition with deviations | Kshitindranath Majumdar, who painted Rasa-Lila, was one of the early students of Abanindranath. He carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity.…” “Journey’s End …Abanindranath Tagore was seen as a father figure of nationalist and modernism of art in India. He revived certain aspects of Indian and oriental traditions of paintings in terms of themes, style and techniques, and invented the wash painting technique.…” “City in the Night This is a watercolour painting made by Gaganendranath Tagore (1869–1938) in 1922.… 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.…” “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations.…” |