Which of these artists used printmaking as a medium?
A. Chittoprasad
B. Somnath Hore
C. S. H. Raza
D. Krishna Reddy
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
Printmaking lets an artist pull many copies of one work from a plate, so the work reaches more people.
A. Chittoprasad Correct. He made etchings, linocuts and lithographs of the poor in the Bengal Famine.
B. Somnath Hore Correct. With Chittoprasad, he found printmaking a strong medium for social concerns.
C. S. H. Raza Incorrect. Raza was a painter of the Progressive group, known for abstract works drawn from mandala and yantra designs.
D. Krishna Reddy Correct. He was a celebrated printmaker who developed viscosity printing.
NCERT (2026-27): “Modern Ideologies and Political Art in India …Chittoprasad and Somnath Hore, the two political artists of India, found printmaking to be a strong medium to express these social concerns. With printmaking, it is easier to produce multiple number of artworks and reach out to more number of people.…” “Abstraction – A New Trend …Abstraction was important for many sculptors like Piloo Pochkhanawala and printmakers like Krishna Reddy. For them, the use of material was as important as the new shapes they were creating.…” |