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Kodandarama - 04

by G.V. Venkatesh Rao
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Details

Year: Early 1900s
Medium: Oleograph
Size: 22.5 x 16 inches (Framed)
Signature: Bottom Right

Description

This is an oleograph of Kodandarama featuring Rama with a bow, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman by G.V. Venkatesh Rao. Rama is the hero of the Ramayana, a Hindu epic. In seven books, the story narrates his exile to the forest with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshman, the subsequent abduction of Sita by Ravana (the demon-king of Lanka) and the rescue of Sita with the help of Sugriva the king of the monkey tribe and his minister Hanuman. After a fierce battle the city of Lanka was taken, Ravana was defeated and killed, and Sita was rescued. Rama returned and was crowned to begin his glorious reign of Ayodhya.

G.V. Venkatesh Rao was one of the well-known artists who worked for the Ravi Varma Press.

  • 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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