Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Question:

Who was the main artist and creator of the Indian Society of Oriental Art?

Options:

Partha Mitter

Kshitindranath Majumdar

M. R. Chughtai

Abanindranath

Correct Answer:

Abanindranath

Explanation:

Answer: Abanindranath
Abanindranath was the main artist and creator of the Indian Society of Oriental Art.

Art historian Partha Mitter writes, “The first generation of the students of Abanindranath engaged in recovering the lost language of Indian art.” To create awareness that modern Indians could benefit from this rich past, Abanindranath was the main artist and creator of an important journal, Indian Society of Oriental Art. In this manner, he was also the first major supporter of Swadeshi values in Indian art, which best manifested in the creation of Bengal School of Art. This school set the stage for the development of modern Indian painting. The new direction opened by Abanindranath was followed by many younger artists like Kshitindranath Majumdar (Rasa-Lila) and M. R. Chughtai (Radhika).