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Waiting For The Train
Raja Ravi Varma1891
Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India
This drawing on paper shows two men, tired in their journey and waiting for the locomotive. The dejection/desperation of the elderly man on the right is brilliantly portrayed. Closer inspection reveals it could well have been an advertisement/promotion for a soap company with the brand name "Pears" clearly visible above the man.
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- Title: Waiting For The Train
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
- Creator Lifespan: 1848-04-29/1906-10-02
- Creator Nationality: Indian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Kilimanoor, Kerala
- Creator Birth Place: Kilimanoor, Kerala
- Date Created: 1891
- Original Source: Collection of Parthasarathy Varma on loan to Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bengaluru
- Medium: Ink on Paper
- Art Form: Drawing
- Collection: DAG Private Limited
- About the Artist: Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), India’s foremost artist, who took art to the masses, hailed from Kilimanoor, in the erstwhile state of Travancore. From a very young age, Ravi Varma, was drawn towards art, imbibing techniques from his uncle and mentor Raja Raja Varma and his mother, Umayamba Bayi, a poet in her own right. Varma was much sought after by the Royals and owing to his popularity and reputation, his spectacular and richly-textured works were prolific. His realistic portrayals of contemporary figures and interpretations of religious and mythological figures fetched him instant and enduring success, lifting his standing in the art world. If the Royals and his countrymen were in awe of this great talent, the international world was spellbound by his imagination and creativity. He ensured that art would be accessible to all, through reproductions of his paintings which were made available, and affordable to everyone.
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