Vintage Raja Ravi Varma’s “Laxmi” Oleograph 1910
This is a vintage 1910 Raja Ravi Varma oleograph titled “Laxmi”. It was printed and published by the Raja Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla, in 1910. Still retaining its original frame measuring 30½ × 22¾ inch. This “Laxmi” oleograph is similar to the Saraswati oleograph shown in this collection, which was also published and printed at the Raja Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla.
See post- Raja Ravi Varma’s “Saraswati” Oleograph c1910.
After Raja Ravi Varma sold his press in 1903 to the German technician Fritz Schleicher, he brought about many changes. One of them was the renaming from Ravi Varma Fine Arts Lithograph Press(FAL Press) to simply Ravi Varma Press, Karla-Lonavla. Other developments included bringing out postcards, greeting cards, calendar advertisements, etc. The press significantly contributed to Raja Ravi Varma becoming a household name throughout India.
Read more Raja Ravi Varma: When the Gods Came Home.
Past posts – Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph c1894., Raja Ravi Varma Oleograph “Laxmi” Vinolia Soap Advertisement., Raja Ravi Varma Commemorative First Day Cover 1971., Old India Photo-British Regiment Parade, Bangalore 1928
