RAJA RAVI VARMA (1848-1906) THE VICTORY OF INDRAJIT OFFSET LITHOGRAPH AFTER THE PAINTING AT THE SRI JAYACHAMARAJENDRA ART GALLERY, MYSORE CITY.



38.5 X 29.5 CM

A COLOUR OFFSET LITHOGRAPH AFTER RAJA RAVI VARMA (1848–1906), DEPICTING A DRAMATIC SCENE FROM THE RAMAYANA ASSOCIATED WITH THE VICTORY OF INDRAJIT. THE COMPOSITION FEATURES MULTIPLE FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE, ARRANGED WITHIN A RICHLY COLOURED ARCHITECTURAL AND COURTLY SETTING. THE PRINT IS CHARACTERISED BY VIBRANT EARTHY TONES, DETAILED COSTUMES, AND A NARRATIVE FIGURAL COMPOSITION TYPICAL OF RAVI VARMA’S POPULAR MYTHOLOGICAL IMAGERY. PRESENTED IN AN ORNATELY CARVED WOODEN FRAME WITH DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AND A DISPLAY STRIP TO THE LOWER SECTION

THESE WORKS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS M.F. HUSAIN, S.H. RAZA, F.N. SOUZA, AKBAR PADAMSEE, HEMENDRANATH MAZUMDAR, RAM KUMAR, JAMINI ROY, B. PRABHA, TYEB MEHTA, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY ARE OFTEN SOLD BY AUCTIONEERS TO COLLECTORS AROUND THE GLOBE