Observe the image and answer the following question.
Look at the painting in the image.
Identify the painting and its artist.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Haldi Grinder by Amrita Sher-Gil
The painting shows Indian women grinding dry turmeric in a village scene. It is Haldi Grinder by Amrita Sher-Gil, painted with bright colour patches set close together.
NCERT (2026-27): “Haldi Grinder Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in 1940. This was the time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene. Such a scene, depicting Indian women busy in a traditional activity of grinding dry turmeric, had to be painted in Indian style. It is not surprising that she used bright, saturated pigments to paint this work.”
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