Observe the painting and answer the following questions based on it:
What is a notable feature of the sculpture’s proportions?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is option 2 - The upper half is shorter than the lower half
Standing Woman is a bronze sculpture created by modern Indian sculptor Dhanraj Bhagat. In Standing Woman, the lower half is elongated, yet the sculpture maintains balance and beauty.
Standing Woman is a Bronze sculpture by Dhanraj Bhagat. It belongs to the modern period and is currently displayed at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. This elongated and slim figure of a woman 1s simplified. Her body is standing in a relaxed typical tribhanga posture of Indian woman. The hidden music and rhythmic hallmark of all good Indian Sculpture are visible in this standing woman. Cast in Bronze the figure retains a beautiful textured surface which provides an overall softness to the form, the upper half of the body is very short than lower half, even the figure looks balanced and beautiful.