For the Haripura panels, Nandalal Bose used thick tempera in a bold cursory style. This technique and style was reminiscent of what?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → The folk art practice of patuas
Option (1) The folk art practice of patuas — Correct. The patuas were scroll painters. Bose used this folk style on purpose to represent rural life.
Option (2) The wash technique of Japanese artists — Incorrect. Two Japanese artists taught wash technique at Shantiniketan as an alternative to western oil painting. Bose’s panels use thick tempera instead.
Option (3) Mughal and Pahari miniatures — Incorrect. Miniatures are fine court paintings. These panels draw on a village folk practice to show rural life.
Option (4) European academic realism — Incorrect. This is the style Raja Ravi Varma mastered. Nationalists looked down upon it as too western.
NCERT (2026-27): “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. Folk style is purposely used to represent the rural life.” |