Observe the painting and answer the following questions.

What medium did the artist use in his art work?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Gouache on Paper
This painting is Woman with Child by Jamini Roy. It is a gouache painting on paper. Gouache is a water-based paint in opaque colours.
NCERT (2026-27): “Woman with Child This is a gouache painting on paper made by Jamini Roy (1887–1972) in 1940. He was called the father of the folk renaissance in India, who created an alternative vision of modern Indian identity.…”
Woman with Child |
