{"product_id":"ras-kreeda-german-oleograph-print-vasudeo-h-pandya-1","title":"Ras Kreeda - German Oleograph Print (Vasudeo H. Pandya)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is an oleograph print from 1928\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eof Ras Kreeda by Vasudeo Hiralal Pandya an Indian painter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVasudeo Pandya  was born in the year 1896 in Gujarat. After his schooling he became a teacher in his village school.  He later moved to Bombay where he lived in a chawl in the district of Tardeo. He met an European man,  who was impressed with Pandya’s handwriting \u0026amp; he recruited Pandya\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eas a document copier in his company. At the European firm, the goods often traded came wrapped in prints of the Renaissance artists. These prints fascinated Pandya \u0026amp; he began to adopt the perspective \u0026amp; colour inspirations from these paintings. Pandya was doing drawing as a hobby. He was an Amateur painter \u0026amp; his first work was in oil, a standing portrait of the 4 handed Hindu deity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eLater he met a Parsi gentleman Mr. Wadia Who fell in love with his work \u0026amp; encouraged his hobby. He also convinced him to travel to Germany \u0026amp; have his paintings printed just like the artists like Raja Ravi Varma. During that period Ravi Varma had already travelled to Germany to print lithographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e The printing press was in Heidelberg, Germany. 18-20 paintings were printed as Oleographs. After 1939 this press was bombarded by the Nazis in World War II. All his painting were lost forever. He by then had sold 800,000 Vishnus, about 200,000 editions of the other prints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHis business collapsed over night. He moved to Ahmedabad with his family, sold his big palace house \u0026amp; went on to live in a rental house. Slowly he started painting again. Later in life,  he was commissioned by the Swami Narayan Temples around the world to come paint murals, specially South Africa \u0026amp; England. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.6em;\"\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKUID\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePLCS0097\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Name\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRas Kreeda by Vasudeo H. Pandya \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Vasudeo\u003cspan\u003e H. Pandya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist's Signature\u003c\/b\u003e: Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e18” x 23.8” x .75” (Frame)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePrint: 20”x14” (Print)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eweight\u003c\/strong\u003e : 3 kgs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePress: \u003c\/strong\u003ePrinted in Germany \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eShree Vasudeo Picture Company, Jariwalla’s Chawl, Arthur Road, Tardeo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge\u003c\/b\u003e: from 1920s - 1930s and hence may have some signs of fading which adds to it's beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrame\u003c\/b\u003e: Frame is new and made of wood and has an acrylic protection in place of glass to avoid damage during transit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA Note from Purathanam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe products we sell are vintage and antique objects, as well as older and traditional decorative pieces, and may therefore carry visible scratches, chips and other signs of age and wear. We cherish these imperfections because they are reminders of the lives and stories these objects have been part of. We do not hide these marks, they are part of the object, and we display them honestly in our product photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe ship all over India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn Policy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eNo returns or Exchanges\u003cbr\u003e Please do check the dimensions before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Purathanamstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49508499980443,"sku":"PLCS0097","price":32000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0479\/5147\/8939\/files\/F7ED7230-2EED-4E7B-BA41-6DF23F7B6C7A.jpg?v=1789255617","url":"https:\/\/purathanam.com\/products\/ras-kreeda-german-oleograph-print-vasudeo-h-pandya-1","provider":"Purathanam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}