Description:

This is a print of an iconic Raja Ravi Varma painting depicting the beautiful Manorama. A painting which has evoked a sense of sensuality along with peace for all these decades, brings back an image of an era through an open window. This print has been mounted on a teak wood frame. The facing is an acrylic sheet in place of glass. These prints are oleographs from the 1930's and may have visual hints of ageing in the form of fading which adds character.

What is Oleography?:
Oleographs, also called chromolithographs, are multi-colour art prints, stemming from the process of lithography. Pioneered in the 1830s, the process of producing oleographs came into wide commercial use in the 1860s. Depending on the number of colours present, an oleograph could take months to produce by very skilled workers.

About the Ravi Varma Lithographic Press:
It was with the assistance and encouragement of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III that Raja Ravi Varma set up the Ravi Varma Lithographic Press in Mumbai in 1894. The press was later moved to Malavli near Lonavala, Maharastra and finally sold in 1901 to his German technician Mr. Schleizer. However, the press was soon destroyed in a fire and was eventually closed down.

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Product Details:

SKUID: PLPRV0250

Product Name: Manorama by Ravi Varma

Artist: Ravi Varma

Artist's Signature: Nil

Dimensions: Frame Size : 14" x 11" / Print Size : 13" x 10"

Press : Ravi Varma Press, Malavli, Lonavla, Bombay.

Age: from 1920s and hence may have some signs of fading which adds to it's beauty.

Frame: Frame is vintage. Frame will be made of Teak and would have an acrylic protection in place of glass.

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Shipping:

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