The influence of which of the following European artist can be seen in Amrita Sher-Gil’s painting ‘Haldi Grinder’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Paul Gauguin
Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in 1940. Trained in Europe, she saw parallels between the miniatures of north India and the modern art of Paul Gauguin, an artist she admired. So she placed bright colour patches side by side and made the figures by colour contrast, not by outline.
NCERT (2026-27): “Haldi Grinder Amrita Sher-Gil painted Haldi Grinder in 1940. This was the time when she was seeking inspiration from India’s idyllic rural scene. Such a scene, depicting Indian women busy in a traditional activity of grinding dry turmeric, had to be painted in Indian style. It is not surprising that she used bright, saturated pigments to paint this work. Given her training in modern art in Europe, she was quick to see parallels between miniature traditions of north India and modern art of Paul Gaugin, an artist she admired.…”
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