Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which of the following is true of the panel shown?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Its background has an arch.
Option (1) Its background has an arch. — Correct. The background of this poster, Tiller of the Soil by Nandalal Bose, has an arch.
Option (2) It was painted in wash on paper. — Incorrect. Wash and tempera on paper is the medium of Chughtai’s Radhika. This panel is in thick tempera with broad brushwork.
Option (3) It was painted in oil for lithographic reproduction. — Incorrect. Oil paint and lithographic reproduction belong to Raja Ravi Varma, as in Rama Vanquishing the Pride of the Ocean. This panel uses a folk style.
Option (4) Its forms are built of Cubist geometric patterns. — Incorrect. Cubist geometric patterns are seen in Gaganendranath Tagore’s building interiors. This panel recalls the folk practice of the patuas.
NCERT (2026-27): “Tiller of the Soil …In this panel, a farmer is shown ploughing a field — the daily activity of a common man and in a village. …He used thick tempera in a bold cursory style and broad brushwork. This technique and style was reminiscent of the folk art practice of patuas or scroll painters. Folk style is purposely used to represent the rural life. It also conveys political statement of Gandhi’s idea of village. The background of the poster has an arch.”
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