Which school of art, born of the Swadeshi values in Indian art, set the stage for the development of modern Indian painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bengal School of Art
Option (1) Company School of Painting — Incorrect. This was a mixture of traditional and European style, made by local artists for English officers. It did not grow out of Swadeshi values.
Option (2) Bombay School of Art — Incorrect. Its students were trained in realistic studies by its Principal, Gladstone Solomon. They got the mural project for Lutyen’s Delhi buildings.
Option (3) Bengal School of Art — Correct. Abanindranath’s Swadeshi values best showed in the creation of this school. It set the stage for modern Indian painting.
Option (4) Bauhaus School — Incorrect. This was a school of European artists in Germany. An exhibition of works by its artists, such as Paul Klee and Kandinsky, travelled to Calcutta.
NCERT (2026-27): “Abanindranath Tagore and E. B. Havell …To create awareness that modern Indians could benefit from this rich past, Abanindranath was the main artist and creator of an important journal, Indian Society of Oriental Art. In this manner, he was also the first major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art, which best manifested in the creation of Bengal School of Art. This school set the stage for the development of modern Indian painting.…” |