Antique Raja Ravi Varma Satyanarayan Lithograph:
Bring home a beautiful piece of India’s early 20th-century devotional art with this antique Satyanarayan print from the renowned Ravi Varma Press, Malavli. The print depicts Satyanarayana, a form of Lord Vishnu, in a richly detailed devotional setting with offerings, lamps and a worshipper before the sacred altar.
This period chromolithograph/oleograph bears Registered No. 342 and the original printed Ravi Varma Press Malavli G.I.P. markings along the lower edge. Specialist references identify the Satyanarayana Registered No. 342 edition as dating to approximately the 1920s.
The print is housed in an original period wooden frame, which has developed an attractive aged patina, surface wear and character over decades. The combination of the antique print and original frame makes this a particularly charming collectible for an Indian art collection, prayer room, library, living room or heritage-style interior.
Raja Ravi Varma’s Press played a major role in making Indian mythological imagery accessible to households across India. His prints remain important examples of the development of Indian popular and devotional art.
Details:
• Subject: Satyanarayan / Satyanarayana
• After Raja Ravi Varma
• Printed by Ravi Varma Press, Malavli, G.I.P.
• Registered No. 342
• Approximate date: 1920s
• Medium: Chromolithograph / oleograph on paper
• Original period wooden frame
• Overall dimensions: 12 × 1 × 16 inches
• Antique condition with visible age-related wear
• Made in India
