Identify the artists associated with the 'Calcutta Group' among the following.

(A) K. Venkatappa
(B) Prodosh Das Gupta
(C) Paritosh Sen
(D) Gopal Ghose

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Only (b), (c) and (d)

The correct answer is Option (4) → Only (b), (c) and (d)

(A) K. Venkatappa
(B) Prodosh Das Gupta
(C) Paritosh Sen
(D) Gopal Ghose

The humanitarian crisis caused by the World War II compelled many artists to reflect on their role in society. In 1943, under the leadership of Prodosh Das Gupta, a sculptor, few young artists formed the Calcutta Group, which included Nirode Mazumdar, Paritosh Sen, Gopal Ghose and Rathin Moitra. The group believed in an art that was universal in character and free from older values. They did not like the Bengal School of Art as it was too sentimental and deeply interested in the past. They wanted their paintings and sculptures to speak of their own times. They started to simplify their visual expression by excluding details. With such an attempt, they could emphasise on elements, materials, surfaces, forms, colours, shades textures, etc.

K. Venkatappa was not associated with the Calcutta group. 

Kala Bhavana, the institution where Bose taught art, inspired many young artists to carry forward this nationalist vision. It became a training ground for many artists, who taught art in different parts of the country. K. Venkatappa in South India being a prominent example.