Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Bengal School and Cultural Nationalism

Question:

Identify the painting from Bengal School where Folk style is purposely used to represent the rural life.

Options:

Meghdoot

Radhika

Journey's End

Tiller of the Soil

Correct Answer:

Tiller of the Soil

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Tiller of the Soil

Tiller of the soil- This is one of the panels made by Nandalal Bose in 1938 for the Haripura Congress. In this panel, a farmer is shown ploughing a field — the daily activity of a common man and in a village. To capture the essence of village life in his Haripura panels, Bose made pen-and-ink brush studies of local villagers. He used thick tempera in a bold cursory style and broad brushwork. This technique and style was reminiscent of the folk art practice of patuas or scroll painters.