Who created the print “Whirlpool” in 1963?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Krishna Reddy
Whirlpool is a print by the printmaker Krishna Reddy, made by viscosity printing, the technique he developed with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17. Jyoti Bhatt made the etching Devi, while Tyeb Mehta and Krishen Khanna kept moving between abstraction and figurative painting.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Whirlpool This was a print made by India’s celebrated printmaker Krishna Reddy in 1963. It is a captivating composition created out of various shades of blues. Each colour blends into the other to create a powerful web of design. It is the result of a new technique in printmaking that he developed along with a well-known printmaker, Stanley William Hayter, in the famous studio called ‘Atelier 17’.” |