Which artist, influenced by modern western painting, was deeply interested in making caricatures that often made fun of rich Bengalis blindly following the European style of living?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Gaganendranath Tagore
Option (1) Gaganendranath Tagore — Correct. Gaganendranath was deeply interested in caricatures that made fun of rich Bengalis copying the European way of life.
Option (2) Abanindranath Tagore — Incorrect. He was Gaganendranath’s brother. He created the journal Indian Society of Oriental Art, not caricatures.
Option (3) Nandalal Bose — Incorrect. He painted the Haripura Posters of rural folk for the Congress session at Haripura.
Option (4) Jamini Roy — Incorrect. He left academic training for the flat, colourful folk style seen in villages.
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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.” |