- The Bengal school is a reactionary approach to the existing styles of paintings.
- They use simple colours.
- It traces its roots to the works of Abanindranath Tagore in the early 20th century.
- One of his famous works is the Arabian Night series.
- He tried to incorporate Swadeshi values into Indian art and tried to reduce the influence of Western materialistic style among artists.
- He is known for his painting of Bharat Mata.
- Nandalal Bose
- He was associated with Santiniketan.
- He is known for his white-on-black Gandhi sketch of the Dandi March.
- He was entrusted with the task of illuminating the original document of the Constitution of India.
- Rabindranath Tagore
- His paintings were unique as they used dominant black lines that made the subject look prominent.
- He made small-sized paintings.