Creator's Biography: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) was a prolific Indian artist who is recognized for his resorting to the academic realistic style of painting. His portraits of English and...

Jul 18, 2022 · Raja Ravi Varma brought religious and mythological figures to life, such as his 1896 work, Goddess Lakshmi (Credit: Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bangalore) One of the most prolific...

Recognising the appeal of modern technologies, Raja Ravi Varma imported a lithographic press from Germany in 1894 and began to produce affordable prints of his paintings in Mumbai (Bombay), assisted by his younger brother Raja Raja Varma.

Raja Ravi Varma is sometimes regarded as the first modern Indian artist due to his ability to reconcile Western aesthetics with Indian iconography. The Indian art historian and critic Geeta Kapur wrote, Ravi Varma is the indisputable father figure of modern Indian art.

Lakshmi standing on a lotus is perhaps the most well-known example of all of the early lithographs of Hindu gods. In part this is because of Ravi Varma’s fame and the fact that he produced such high quality images, but it is also a result of its long print run; much simplified versions of this print continued to be produced into the 1920s.

This print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicts Lakshmi as standing on a lotus with four arms. The ancillary arms carry lotuses while the arms at...

Nov 10, 2023 · What many might not realize is that this divine representation is the masterpiece of none other than the Father of Modern Indian Art, Raja Ravi Varma. A true blend of artistry and spirituality, this celebrated painting finds its home in the opulent Lukshmi Vilas Palace of Baroda.

Oct 13, 2021 · This is a gold embossed rendition of Lakshmi as authored by Ravi Varma that was later printed by other printing presses across the country. Lakshmi stands in the middle of a stream encapsulated by fauna and in front of mountains.

The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation, established in the year 2019, celebrates 125 years of the print legacy of the inimitable Ravi Varma Printing Press which printed chromolithographs from...

In September of the same year, the Press issued prints of Lakshmi and Saraswati which were immensely popular among the Hindus. The Press thereafter briefly shifted to Ghatkopar in Bombay and eventually moved to Lonavala where it continued to function till the 1980’s.