One of the greatest painters of history in Indian Art is Raja Ravi Verma. is works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography.
Raja Ravi Verma was known as the first modern Indian artist. He was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure.
The lithographs of Raja Ravi Verma introduced the interest of common people in fine arts and defined artistic tastes among common people.
The following are paper prints of some of the most famous works of Raja Ravi Verma. We support all things handmade to keep the prestigious history and art alive in India.
He was one of the first Indian artists to use oil paints and to master the art of lithographic reproduction of his work. In addition to incidents in Hindu mythology, Varma painted many portraits of both Indians and the British in India.
The most expensive painting of Raja Ravi Varma was 'Yashoda Krishna,' part of the family collection of Fritz Schleicher, a German native, who had bought the Ravi Varma Press at Lonavala in Pune. The price for the painting was set at Rs 15 crore.