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Yamuna Vihar

by Vasudeo Pandya
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Details

Year: 1931
Medium: Oleograph
Size: 17.5 x 23 inches (Framed)
Signature: Bottom Left

Description

This oleograph of Krishna called “Yamuna Vihar” by the artist Vasudeo H. Pandya was printed in Germany in 1931. The Yamuna River is a sacred river in Hinduism that is closely associated with Krishna. It is a significant location in many of Krishna's life events, including his birth, the Rajasuya sacrifice, and his interactions with the Gopis as depicted here. Krishna is the god of compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities.
Vasudeo H. Pandya (1896-1970) was an Indian painter from Gujarat. He initially worked as a document copier in Bombay in a European firm, but became fascinated by the oleograph labels the goods came wrapped in and began to paint emulating their style. He would later travel to Germany and have his works printed as oleographs, as Ravi Varma was doing at the time. 
The oleograph is dated in the left-hand corner under the signature.

  • ABOUT Oleographs

    Oleographs, also called chromolithographs, are multi-colour art prints, stemming from the process of lithography. Pioneered in the 1830s, the process of producing oleographs came into wide commercial use in the 1860s. The technique relied on using several woodblocks or stones with colours for printing, while hand-colouring remained an important aspect as well. Depending on the number of colours present, an oleograph could take months to produce by very skilled workers. Poor preservation and cheaper printing alternatives have made oleographs hard to find. Today, they are mainly used as fine art.

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