Modern Indian artists used many different media. Match the artworks in List-I with their medium in List-II.
List-I (Artwork) | List-II (Medium) |
A. Children | I. Cement mixed with pebbles |
B. Triumph of Labour | II. Etching with aquatint |
C. Santhal Family | III. Hemp fibre |
D. Vanshri | IV. Bronze |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Children | (II) Etching with aquatint | It is a graphic print on paper in monochromatic etching with aquatint. |
| (B) Triumph of Labour | (IV) Bronze | It is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze. |
| (C) Santhal Family | (I) Cement mixed with pebbles | It is made of metal armature and cement mixed with pebbles. |
| (D) Vanshri | (III) Hemp fibre | The sculptor used hemp fibre, an unusual material she worked with from the early 1970s. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Children This is a graphic print on paper done with monochromatic etching with aquatint made by Somnath Hore (1921–2006) in 1958.” “Triumph of Labour This is an open air large-scale sculpture in bronze made by Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury (1899–1975).” “Santhal Family This is an open air large-scale sculpture created by Ramkinker Baij in 1937. It is made out of metal armature and cement mixed with pebbles, and placed in the compound of Kala Bhavana, Shantiniketan, India’s first national art school.” “Vanshri This artwork was created by Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994. She uses an unusual material to make this sculpture. She uses hemp-fibre, a medium that she experimented with from the early 1970s.” |