Kailash Nath

by K.S. Siddalinga Swami

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Year:	1928
Medium:	Oleograph
Size:	31 x 23 inches (framed)
Signature:	Bottom Right

Description

Oleograph of ‘Kailash Nath’ by the artist K.S. Siddalinga Swami, printed by the Ravi Varma F.A.L. Works. This was the Fine Art Lithographic Press, a printing company founded in 1894 by the artist Raja Ravi Varma. The image is wrongly titled Kailash Shankar, a common mistake found in many prints of this subject.
The image depicts Shiva sitting with his wife Parvati, surrounded by their sons Murugan (Kartikeya) and Ganesha and Shiva’s followers. Nandi is also shown touching Shiva’s foot to the left. Shiva is represented in a benevolent attitude, as a king sitting on a throne in the divine residence of Kailash. The backdrop shows pillars and arches of the palace. Shiva is holding a small deer which symbolises his mastery over the restless mind, and in the other hand he holds an axe which represents his power as a destroyer and protector.

Description

Oleograph of ‘Kailash Nath’ by the artist K.S. Siddalinga Swami, printed by the Ravi Varma F.A.L. Works. This was the Fine Art Lithographic Press, a printing company founded in 1894 by the artist Raja Ravi Varma. The image is wrongly titled Kailash Shankar, a common mistake found in many prints of this subject.
The image depicts Shiva sitting with his wife Parvati, surrounded by their sons Murugan (Kartikeya) and Ganesha and Shiva’s followers. Nandi is also shown touching Shiva’s foot to the left. Shiva is represented in a benevolent attitude, as a king sitting on a throne in the divine residence of Kailash. The backdrop shows pillars and arches of the palace. Shiva is holding a small deer which symbolises his mastery over the restless mind, and in the other hand he holds an axe which represents his power as a destroyer and protector.

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ABOUT K.S. Siddalinga Swami

K.S. Siddalinga Swami (1885-1952) worked for the Ravi Varma Press. He was a guru and adviser to the Maharaja of Mysore, as well as renowned sculptor, architect, writer and painter. A number of his paintings are in the Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace.

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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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Details

Year:	1928
Medium:	Oleograph
Size:	31 x 23 inches (framed)
Signature:	Bottom Right

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