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The 'Progressive Artists' Group' (1947) sought to break from colonial academic art by blending Indian themes with _____ modernism.

  1. Western
  2. Eastern
  3. African
  4. Latin American

Answer: Western

Progressive Artists' Group (M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza, etc.) fused Indian subject matter with Western modernist techniques (Cubism, Expressionism). They shaped post-independence Indian art's global identity.

Topic Interdisciplinary - Art & Politics
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC