Bengal School artists painted many works besides their best-known ones. Which painting is the odd one out, judged by the artist who painted it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Lady under a Tree
Option (1) Queen of the Forest — Painted by Abanindranath Tagore. It is one of his works besides Journey’s End.
Option (2) Lady under a Tree — The odd one out. It was painted by Abdul Rehman Chughtai and carries the poetic qualities of his Radhika.
Option (3) Mountain Traveller — Painted by Abanindranath Tagore. He painted it along with The Forest.
Option (4) Coming of Night — Painted by Abanindranath Tagore. It is another of his works, beside his Arabian Nights series.
NCERT (2026-27): “Journey’s End …In this painting, a collapsed camel is shown in red background of dusk and in that sense it personifies the end of a journey through the end of a day. …Abanindranath has also painted The Forest, Coming of Night, Mountain Traveller, Queen of the Forest and a series of 45 paintings based on The Arabian Nights.” “Radhika …The character is drawn gracefully, with a lyrical quality of calligraphy in every line. It is as if a poem finds visual form. Other works, which carry these poetic qualities, are Gloomy Radhika, Omar Khayyam, Dream, Hiraman Tota, Lady under a Tree, Musician Lady, Man behind a Tomb, Lady beside a Grave and Lady lighting a Lamp.” |