Question

Observe the painting and answer the following question.

In what year was this painting was made ?

• A. 1950
• B. 1955
• C. 1940
• D. 1840

Hint:

The artist was born in 1887, so 1840 is out. The work is from his folk period.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
The question asks for the year in which the shown painting was made. The painting shows a mother holding a child. It is flat and bold, with thick black outlines and plain colour areas. This is the style of the Indian painter Jamini Roy, who drew from the Bengal folk tradition.

Step 2: Key Fact:
Jamini Roy (1887-1972) gave up academic Western style in the late 1920s and then painted in his folk inspired style. His mature works of mother and child were made around the 1940s. So the date must fall within his lifetime and in the middle of his folk period.

Step 3: Check option 1.
1950 is within his lifetime, but this painting is dated to the earlier folk period around 1940, so option 1 is not the best fit.

Step 4: Check option 2.
1955 is also possible for the life of the artist, but it is not the date of this work, so option 2 is wrong.

Step 5: Check option 3.
1940 matches the period of his mature folk style mother and child paintings. So option 3 is correct.

Step 6: Check option 4.
1840 is long before the artist was born (1887), so it is impossible. Option 4 is wrong.

Final Answer:
The correct choice is option 3, 1940.