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The Miser
Raja Ravi Varma1901
Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation
Bengaluru, India
C Raja Raja Varma notes in his diary: "We secured a Jew to sit to my brother for a painting for the approaching Fine Arts Exhibition here (Bombay), His nose was rather crooked at the tip. Otherwise he is a fine specimen of an old Jew. A rupee and a half is his fee for each day's sitting." - Sunday, 3 February, 1901.
From Raja Ravi Varma: Portrait Of An Artist: The Diary of C. Raja Raja Varma by Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger.
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Details
- Title: The Miser
- Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
- Creator Nationality: Indian
- Date Created: 1901
- Physical Location: Government Museum, Egmore
- Location Created: Bombay, India
- Physical Dimensions: 25.6 x 35"
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Collection: Collection of Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai
- 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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