1000
Original Advertising Poster Raja Ravi Varma India Dattatreya
Description
Original vintage travel poster promoting The British Alizarine Co LTD. Alzarine is an organic compound with formula that has been used throughout history as a prominent red dye, principally for dyeing textile fabrics. Illustration features Dattatreya, Datt? or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of Yoga in Hinduism. In many regions of India and Nepal, he is considered a deity. In Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Karnataka, he is a syncretic deity, considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. In other regions, and some versions of texts such as the Garuda Purana, Brahma Purana and Sattvata Samhita, he is an avatar of Vishnu. This is framed by 1909 calender and informaton on awards won. The painting was made by Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906), a celebrated Malayali Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons. Firstly, his works are held to be among the best examples of the fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian sensibility. While continuing the tradition and aesthetics of Indian art, his paintings employed the latest European academic art techniques of the day. Secondly, he was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. Indeed, his lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes among common people for several decades. In particular, his depictions of Hindu deities and episodes from the epics and Puranas have received profound acceptance from the public and are found, often as objects of worship, across the length and breadth of India. Raja Ravi Varma was closely related to the royal family of Travancore of present day Kerala state in India. Later in his life, two of his granddaughters were adopted into that royal family, and their descendants comprise the totality of the present royal family of Travancore, including the latest three Maharajas (Balarama Varma III, Marthanda Varma III and Rama Varma VII).In association with Best and Co Madras. Fair condition, several creases and wear and tear. Ink stamp. Backed on linen. Country: India, Year: 1909, Designer: Raja Ravi Varma, Size (cm): 69x48
Auction Details
Shipping
T&Cs & Important Info
Ask seller a question
Original vintage travel poster promoting The British Alizarine Co LTD. Alzarine is an organic compound with formula that has been used throughout history as a prominent red dye, principally for dyeing textile fabrics. Illustration features Dattatreya, Datt? or Dattaguru, is a paradigmatic Sannyasi (monk) and one of the lords of Yoga in Hinduism. In many regions of India and Nepal, he is considered a deity. In Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Karnataka, he is a syncretic deity, considered to be an avatar (incarnation) of the three Hindu gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, collectively known as Trimurti. In other regions, and some versions of texts such as the Garuda Purana, Brahma Purana and Sattvata Samhita, he is an avatar of Vishnu. This is framed by 1909 calender and informaton on awards won. The painting was made by Raja Ravi Varma (29 April 1848 – 2 October 1906), a celebrated Malayali Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art for a number of aesthetic and broader social reasons. Firstly, his works are held to be among the best examples of the fusion of European techniques with a purely Indian sensibility. While continuing the tradition and aesthetics of Indian art, his paintings employed the latest European academic art techniques of the day. Secondly, he was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. Indeed, his lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes among common people for several decades. In particular, his depictions of Hindu deities and episodes from the epics and Puranas have received profound acceptance from the public and are found, often as objects of worship, across the length and breadth of India. Raja Ravi Varma was closely related to the royal family of Travancore of present day Kerala state in India. Later in his life, two of his granddaughters were adopted into that royal family, and their descendants comprise the totality of the present royal family of Travancore, including the latest three Maharajas (Balarama Varma III, Marthanda Varma III and Rama Varma VII).In association with Best and Co Madras. Fair condition, several creases and wear and tear. Ink stamp. Backed on linen. Country: India, Year: 1909, Designer: Raja Ravi Varma, Size (cm): 69x48
Original Vintage Posters - Summer Sale
Sale Date(s)
Venue Address
404 King's Road
London
SW10 0LJ
United Kingdom
General delivery information available from the auctioneer
Buyer Pays Shipping Cost and import duties. We offer worldwide shipping, payment on collection is possible.
We ship posters worldwide rolled in shock-resistant and hard wearing tubes.
We dispatch items within 1-4 working days after payment and notify customers if there is any delay. Delivery to UK addresses usually takes 2-3 working days. Delivery to international addresses varies depending on destination and usually takes 7-10 working days.
Important Information
AntikBar, the original vintage poster specialist, will be holding their next auction on Saturday 23 June, starting online at 3pm (UK time). This auction will feature a wide variety of original vintage posters from around the world: travel, cinema, sport, advertising, war, propaganda.
Terms & Conditions
AntikBar Limited offers an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders that register on this bidding platform.
In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with AntikBar Limited :
1. authorise AntikBar Limited , if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and
2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to AntikBar Limited through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that AntikBar Limited are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.
Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price
All sales are final, items are as described. Please send us requests for more information if needed. We will provide you quotes for worldwide shipping, no returns, buyer is responsible for customs clearance and payment of customs fees. Ownership of goods passes to buyer once the items are picked up by a shipper or taken in by the Post Office, we do not assume responsibility for goods in transit. Payment is required within 7 days after auction. Payment in Pounds (GBP) is possible on collection in London and Moscow (by special arrangement). Auctioneer reserves the right to sell the lots for which the payment was not completed. Auctioneer reserves the right to sell the lots for which the payment was not completed.
Buyer Pays Shipping Cost and import duties. We offer worldwide shipping, payment on collection is possible.
