Description:

Here we have an oleograph from the original Ravi Varma Press depicting Shanmukha. He is the elder son of Shiva and Parvati, pictured on his peacock mount. Shanmukha is the deity of war and victory and also has many other names like Karthikeya, Kanda, Subramania and Murugan.

Here we see Shanmukha accompanied by his two wives, Valli and Devasena, while the snake symbolising ego lies under the peacock's feet defeated.

These oleographs are from the 1930's and hence may have some signs of fading which adds to it's beauty. It comes with its original teak wood frame and acrylic facing instead of glass.

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, 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: PP008

Product Name: Shri Shanmukha Subramaniaswami by Ravi Varma

Artist: Ravi Varma

Artist's Signature: Available

Dimensions: Frame Size : 15" x 11" / Print Size : 14" x 10"

Press : Ravi Udaya Vijaya Photo-Litho offset, Ghatkopar.

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

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

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