These paintings belong to the period of the Bengal School and cultural nationalism. Match the paintings in List-I with their features in List-II:
| List-I (Painting) | List-II (Feature) |
|---|---|
| A. Journey’s End | I. Figure leaving a lighted lamp |
| B. City in the Night | II. Soft, misty wash landscape |
| C. Woman with Child | III. Dull yellow on brick-red |
| D. Radhika | IV. Corridors on the same plane |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Journey’s End | (II) A soft, misty and impressionistic landscape of wash | The hazy wash effects here suggest the end of a life. |
| (B) City in the Night | (IV) Corridors, pillars, halls and staircases painted on the same plane | These parts of buildings, set on one plane, conjure a magic world. |
| (C) Woman with Child | (III) Figures in dull yellow against a brick-red background | These colours recall the terracotta relief of the painter’s home village in Bankura. |
| (D) Radhika | (I) A figure walking away from a lighted lamp in a gloomy background | Radhika walks away from the lamp as if in a state of trance or remorse. |
NCERT (2026-27): “Journey’s End …The wash technique yields a soft, misty and impressionistic landscape. This quality of hazy and atmospheric effects of the wash are utilised to be suggestive or evocative of an end of a life.” “City in the Night …Endless corridors, pillars, halls, half-open doors, screens, illuminated windows, staircases and vaults are painted on the same plane to conjure a magic world.” “Woman with Child …Figures are coloured in dull yellow and brick-red background, emulating the terracotta relief of his home village in Bankura.” “Radhika …In this painting, Radhika is portrayed walking away from a lighted lamp in a gloomy background as if in a state of trance or remorse.” |