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Navneet Krishna

Ravi Varma Press Malavli Lonavala and Sarma BrothersCirca 1926

The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation

The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation
Bengaluru, India

The Ravi Varma Press brought within its' fold many other artists to create designs and paintings which would be used to create oleographs, postcards, textile labels, etc. A unique attribute to some of the prints from the Ravi Varma Press is the imprint of the signature of the artist thereby making it possible to ascertain the artist of the painting which is used as an exemplar for the oleograph from the Ravi Varma Press.

One of the artists who worked for the Ravi Varma Press was Sarma Brothers, Vepery. This print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Sarma Brothers is Navneet Krishna which clearly is inspired by the Tanjore style of painting.

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  • Title: Navneet Krishna
  • Creator: Ravi Varma Press Malavli Lonavala, Sarma Brothers
  • Date Created: Circa 1926
  • Physical Dimensions: 50 x 35 cms
  • Provenance: The Hemamalini and Ganesh Shivaswamy collection, Bengaluru
  • Subject Keywords: Ravi Varma Press, Krishna, Tanjore painting
  • Rights: The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation, Bengaluru
The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation

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