The painters of the Bengal School worked in new styles and media. Consider the following statements:
(A) In Rasa-Lila, figures and their clothes are drawn with simple, flowing, delicate lines.
(B) City in the Night is a watercolour painting by Gaganendranath Tagore.
(C) Abanindranath Tagore was the first major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art.
(D) Kshitindranath Majumdar painted Rasa-Lila in oil paint.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
A. In Rasa-Lila, figures and their clothes are drawn with simple, flowing, delicate lines. — Correct. The sublime moods of the characters are captured well.
B. City in the Night is a watercolour painting by Gaganendranath Tagore. — Correct. Gaganendranath Tagore made it as a watercolour painting.
C. Abanindranath Tagore was the first major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art. — Correct. These values were best seen in the creation of the Bengal School of Art.
D. Kshitindranath Majumdar painted Rasa-Lila in oil paint. — Incorrect. Rasa-Lila is a watercolour in wash technique. Oil paint is linked with Raja Ravi Varma, one of the first Indian painters to use it.
NCERT (2026-27): “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). …Figures and their cloths are drawn with simple, flowing, delicate lines.…” “City in the Night This is a watercolour painting made by Gaganendranath Tagore (1869 –1938) in 1922.…” “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.…” |