Which direction did the painter Gaitonde later pursue in his art?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Abstraction
Option (1) Cubism — Incorrect. Cubism is one of the western modern trends that internationalist artists could use. It is not the path named for Gaitonde.
Option (2) Figurative art — Incorrect. Husain largely remained a figurative artist, and artists like Hebbar and Tyeb Mehta kept moving between figurative and abstraction. Gaitonde is named for abstraction.
Option (3) Abstraction — Correct. Raza moved towards abstraction, and later Gaitonde, too, pursued abstraction.
Option (4) Expressionism — Incorrect. Expressionism is another western trend; Husain used its brush strokes with bright Indian colours. It is not the path named for Gaitonde.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Abstraction – A New Trend While Husain largely remained a figurative artist, S.H. Raza moved in the direction of abstraction. …If Husain used the figurative language of modern art to show Indian themes, Raza made a similar claim with abstraction. …Later, Gaitonde, too, pursued abstraction, while artists like K. K. Hebbar, S. Chavda, Akbar Padamsee, Tyeb Mehta and Krishen Khanna would keep moving between abstraction and figurative.” |