Priced Heritage
When a late 19th-century painting by Raja Ravi Varma sells for $17.9 million (₹167 crore) at an auction, the number is arresting ~ but the meaning lies elsewhere.
When a late 19th-century painting by Raja Ravi Varma sells for $17.9 million (₹167 crore) at an auction, the number is arresting ~ but the meaning lies elsewhere.
The painting shows little Krishna reaching for milk while his mother Yashoda works. Raja Ravi Varma’s skill with oil paints makes the scene look alive and full of emotion.
From cave paintings and murals to grand paintings and painted photographs, portrait-making in India has undergone massive changes in the painting styles. Sahapedia.org and DAG trace the influences and transformations in the tradition.
Celebrated master portraitist Raja Ravi Varma and SH Raza were in high demand at Sotheby's bi-annual sales of "Modern and Contemporary…
Celebrated Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma's Untitled portrait of Damayanti will go under the hammer at Sotheby's upcoming New York…
