{"title":"RAJA RAVI VARMA-OLEOGRAPHS","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOleographs, introduced in India in the late nineteenth century, transformed the way sacred imagery was seen, owned, and experienced. Oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma are prints of his iconic paintings, created using a lithographic printing process that made art accessible to a wider audience in 19th-century India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Ravi Varma Lithographic Press:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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 then to Karla, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"radha-rukmani","title":"Radha Rukmani","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadha Rukmani (with Burma Cloth) presents Krishna’s two principal consorts—Radha, the embodiment of divine love, and Rukmini, the symbol of royal devotion—united in a rare, harmonized visual narrative. The composition balances bhakti and grace, reflecting emotional and spiritual duality within Vaishnav tradition. The Burma cloth embellishment enhances their garments with applied silk, adding texture, depth, and a gentle sheen. This technique elevates the print into a richly decorative devotional object, merging lithographic imagery with handcrafted luxury, highly valued in early 20th-century calendar and bazaar art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"14 x 20 inches","offer_id":45176034426927,"sku":null,"price":150000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/15_1b20a5d3-8b65-4c7b-851d-6dad242cb727.jpg?v=1775478277"},{"product_id":"sri-bal-subramanium","title":"Sri Bal Subramanium","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurmaCloth\u003cbr\u003eOleograph circa 1920 - Ravi Varma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBal Subramanium (with Burma Cloth) depicts the youthful form of Lord Kartikeya (Murugan), revered as the divine child of Shiva and Parvati, symbolizing valor, purity, and wisdom. The composition emphasizes innocence combined with latent शक्ति (power), often set within a devotional, serene context. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Burma cloth enhancement enriches the figure with applied silk on garments and ornaments, creating a soft sheen and tactile relief. This technique transforms the print into a more opulent, shrine-worthy object, blending popular lithography with handcrafted embellishment, making it especially appealing to collectors and devotees alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"14 x 20 inches","offer_id":45176035016751,"sku":null,"price":170000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/16_95bfeae6-6265-492f-a370-34348af75691.jpg?v=1778915009"},{"product_id":"ritu-raj-madalsa","title":"Ritu Raj Madalsa","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurma Cloth\u003cbr\u003eOleograph circa 1910 - Raja Ravi Verma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRitu Raj Madalsa (Burma Cloth) presents a poetic, courtly vision often associated with classical Indian literature -Madalsa, the wise and graceful queen, embodying beauty, intellect, and refined femininity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition reflects a lyrical mood, where elegance and narrative subtly intertwine within a romanticized setting. This is derived from Original works of Raja Ravi Varma The Burma cloth embellishment enriches the figure’s attire with applied silk, lending a soft sheen and tactile depth. This technique transforms the print into a luxurious hybrid object, combining lithographic imagery with handcrafted surface enhancement, highly prized in early print culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"14 x 20 inches","offer_id":45176036032559,"sku":null,"price":170000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/19_6e8c9c31-f5e8-4181-a776-c71ecd4b5e0a.jpg?v=1778915114"},{"product_id":"woman-holding-a-fan-rare","title":"Woman Holding a Fan (Rare)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVanity (Rare) portrays a solitary woman holding a fan, gently leaning against a wall -an intimate study of self-awareness, grace, and quiet introspection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition reflects a shift from purely devotional imagery to secular, aesthetic subjects within early print culture. Rendered with soft elegance and restrained sensuality, the work captures a fleeting moment of personal reflection. Its rarity lies in both the subject matter and its refined, almost painterly treatment, making it a distinctive and collectible piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA secular portrait of rare distinction - a woman of evident grace and beauty, fan in hand, captured with the psychological presence that defines Ravi Varma's finest figure studies. His secular female portraits are among the most coveted works in the collector's market precisely because they are rarer than his devotional subjects and because the quality of his observation - his ability to render feeling, intelligence, and beauty simultaneously - is at its most unguarded in these compositions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"14 x 20 inches","offer_id":45176040390703,"sku":null,"price":170000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/22_77071426-5954-4bf5-a60a-163ee8927577.jpg?v=1775478769"},{"product_id":"gulbakavali","title":"Gulbakavali","description":"\u003cp\u003eGulbakavali\u003cbr\u003eOleograph circa 1910 - Ravi Varma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGulbaka Lady is a refined secular subject from early print culture, portraying an elegant woman often engaged in a moment of quiet leisure -sometimes holding a flower, gazing thoughtfully, or adorned in graceful attire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe term “Gulbaka” evokes floral beauty and delicacy, aligning the figure with themes of charm, fragrance, and femininity. Such images reflect a transition from strict devotional prints to romantic and aesthetic portrayals of women, influenced by courtly tastes and emerging popular art markets. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir appeal lies in their softness, decorative quality, and cultural nuance, making them highly collectible today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"10 x 14 inches","offer_id":45176040456239,"sku":null,"price":100000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/23_1163226d-a91a-4c86-9716-5fc4af54b688.jpg?v=1775478819"},{"product_id":"ganesh-with-ridhi-sidhi","title":"Ganesh With Ridhi Sidhi","description":"\u003cp\u003eGanesh With Ridhi Sidhi\u003cbr\u003eRaja Ravi Verma | 1915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Ganesha, remover of obstacles and lord of beginnings, flanked by his two consorts - Riddhi, embodiment of prosperity and intelligence, and Siddhi, embodiment of spiritual power and attainment. Together they represent the completeness of Ganesha's divine grace. Ravi Varma renders this auspicious trinity with the jewel-toned richness and compositional balance that made his devotional works the most beloved prints in Indian household history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"14 x 20 inches","offer_id":45261844971567,"sku":null,"price":150000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/34_fa946eb9-cfc3-4e3e-b657-fec5cf29df21.jpg?v=1778915055"},{"product_id":"mayurrudh-saraswati","title":"Mayurrudh Saraswati","description":"\u003cp\u003eMayurrudh Saraswati\u003cbr\u003eOleograph\u003cbr\u003eRaja Ravi Verma | 1905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoddess Saraswati - the presiding deity of knowledge, music, learning, and the arts -depicted here in her Mayurrudh form, accompanied by the peacock that is among her lesser-known but deeply significant vahanas. Ravi Varma's Saraswati is always a masterclass in grace: luminous, serene, and impossibly refined. A beautiful and slightly less common compositional variation for the discerning collector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"10 x 14 inches","offer_id":45261862567983,"sku":null,"price":100000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/38_7e4d5506-cf9b-400d-9a7c-f53107d57414.jpg?v=1778914947"},{"product_id":"ganga-avtaran","title":"Ganga Avtaran","description":"\u003cp\u003eGanga Avtaran\u003cbr\u003eOleograph | Burma Paper Silk\u003cbr\u003eRaja Ravi Verma | 1910-1915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe magnificent descent of the river Ganga from the heavens to the earth - one of the great cosmological events of Hindu mythology, made possible through the fierce penance of King Bhagirath and the containment of her celestial force in the matted locks of Lord Shiva. 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Born of divine strategy, Mohini appeared during the churning of the cosmic ocean \u003cstrong\u003e(Samudra Manthan)\u003c\/strong\u003e to bewitch the demons and reclaim the nectar of immortality for the gods. She is enchantment itself - beauty deployed as divine intelligence, desire wielded as a cosmic instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo depict Mohini is to walk a razor's edge in sacred art - she is neither goddess nor consort in the conventional sense, but an avatar, a divine disguise, a force of māyā made flesh. That she appears so rarely in the oleograph tradition makes this a genuinely exceptional find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented here under \u003cstrong\u003emuseum glass\u003c\/strong\u003e -a detail that speaks to the seriousness with which this piece deserves to be held. Museum glass eliminates reflection and filters UV light, ensuring that the colours, the surface, and the printed detail are preserved exactly as intended, and experienced without interference. \u003cbr\u003eIt is the standard of archival institutions and exactly what a piece of this rarity deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the collector who moves beyond the familiar and seeks the extraordinary -this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raseel Gujral Art Legacy","offers":[{"title":"24 x 36 inches","offer_id":45396184596527,"sku":null,"price":390000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3179\/5759\/files\/36_dfa1c6dc-1358-4aec-9345-6f10688f6974.jpg?v=1779964795"}],"url":"https:\/\/arzaani.in\/collections\/spectrum-raja-ravi-varma-oleographs.oembed","provider":"Arzaani Atelier Prive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}