Lakshmi and Garuda bearing Vishnu and his wives

RAVI VARMA TRADEMARK (LOWER RIGHT) RAVI VARMA PRESS, BOMBAY, 20TH CENTURY

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Lakshmi and Garuda bearing Vishnu and his wives
Ravi Varma trademark (lower right)
Ravi Varma Press, Bombay, 20th century
Color lithograph, metallic thread, fabric and sequins
20 1/8 x 14¼ in. (51 x 36 cm.) each (3)

Lot Essay

In 1893, Ravi Varma established the first printing press in India, known as the Ravi Varma Oleographic and Chromolithographic Printing Workshop, with the help of German printer, Fritz Schleischer.

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