Question
Easy
Which artist is called the Piccaso of India?
1
Yamini Rai
2
Nand Lal Bose
3
Asit Kumar Haldar
4
Amrita Shergil
Question Details
Time to Solve: 12
Exam: HTET
Level/Paper: HTET_L3
Chapter:
Topic:
Correct Answer
Option A
Explanation
The correct option is 1: Yamini Rai (Jamini Roy) is widely known as the 'Picasso of India' due to his revolutionary artistic journey and stylistic affinity for indigenous, "primitive" forms. He deliberately turned his back on the European academic realism he was trained in to embrace the raw vitality of Bengali folk art, particularly the Kalighat pat paintings and rural terracotta tradition. This radical move resulted in a signature style…Read More
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