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Ras Kreeda

by Vasudeo Pandya
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Details

Year: 1923
Medium: Oleograph
Size: 17.5 x 22.5 inches (Framed)
Signature: Bottom Left

Description

This oleograph of Krishna called “Ras Kreeda” by the artist Vasudeo H. Pandya, was printed in Germany. Published by Shree Vasudeo Picture Co., Ras Kreeda or Ras Krida, is part of a traditional story described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavata Purana and Gita Govinda, where Krishna dances with the gopis of Braj. Krishna is the god of compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities. Krishna is shown in the oleograph having multiplied himself so that he dances with each of the gopis in the moonlight. They dance in a circle around Krishna, who also stands in the centre playing the flute.
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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