The painters of this period worked in different media. Match the paintings in List-I with their medium in List-II.
List-I (Painting) | List-II (Medium) |
A. Radhika | I. Gouache on paper |
B. Rasa-Lila | II. Watercolour in wash technique |
C. Woman with Child | III. Wash and tempera on paper |
D. Tiller of the Soil | IV. Thick tempera, broad brushwork |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Radhika | (III) Wash and tempera on paper | Abdul Rehman Chughtai made it in wash and tempera on paper. |
| (B) Rasa-Lila | (II) Watercolour in wash technique | Kshitindranath Majumdar painted it as a watercolour in wash technique, carrying forward his teacher’s wash tradition. |
| (C) Woman with Child | (I) Gouache on paper | Jamini Roy made this gouache painting on paper. |
| (D) Tiller of the Soil | (IV) Thick tempera | Nandalal Bose used thick tempera in a bold cursory style, close to the folk practice of the patuas. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Radhika This is a wash and tempera painting made on paper by Abdul Rehman Chughtai (1899 –1975). He was a descendant of Ustad Ahmed, the chief architect of Shahjahan.…” “Rasa-Lila This is a watercolour painting in wash technique portraying the divine life of Sri Krishna made by Kshitindranath Majumdar (1891–1975). He was one of the early students of Abanindranath Tagore, who carried forward the wash tradition with some deviations.…” “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity.…” “Tiller of the Soil …To capture the essence of village life in his Haripura panels, Bose made pen-and-ink brush studies of local villagers. 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.…” |