Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which palette of colours does K. G. Subramanyan use in his painting Fairy Tales from Purvapalli?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ochres, greens and browns
Option (1) Various shades of blue — Incorrect. Various shades of blues make up Krishna Reddy’s print Whirlpool, not this painting.
Option (2) Ochres, greens and browns — Correct. The palette of Fairy Tales from Purvapalli stays earthy: ochres, greens and browns.
Option (3) Bright to soft, modulated monochromes — Incorrect. Colours ranging from bright to soft, modulated monochromes belong to S. H. Raza’s abstract paintings.
Option (4) Bright, saturated pigments — Incorrect. Amrita Sher-Gil used bright, saturated pigments for Haldi Grinder, a different painting.
NCERT (2026-27): “Fairy Tales from Purvapalli This is a painting using water and oil colours on acrylic sheet and was created by K. G. Subramanyan in 1986. … His imaginary landscape consists of a strange world, in which birds and animals rub shoulders with humans. There are unusual trees that grow feathers in place of leaves. This style of painting is sketchy and colours are applied as in quick brush strokes. The palette remains earthy — ochres, greens and browns.”
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