Apparao Gallery presents After Raja Ravi Verma, an original antique printed series of Raja Ravi Verma’s art put together by Charu Sharma. The preview of the artworks is on 1st December and the exhibition is from the 2nd December to the 15th December at Apparao gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. After Ravi Varma there are more than 260 original prints in this collection which are in mint condition; 136 have original frames and 132 are without frames in a catalogue form, many rare subjects are one-of a kind a collector’s dream. There are 19 antique-style tanjore paintings with the typical charm and grandeur of the tanjore style with gold- leaf and gem-stone relief work. Altogether the exhibition is going to be a connoiiseur’s delight and will bring back fond memories of another the era of Raja Ravi Verma, his paintings and his printing press.
Ravi Verma is one of the first modernist painters in India. In an age when painting was a craft known more or less to folk artists, and oil painting was unknown to native Indians in the subcontinent. Today, while his paintings are national treasures, one is able to view his repertoire and mind in his prints that have become very collectible. In keeping with the south Indian accent a small but exquisite collection of vintage Tanjore paintings will also be included in this exhibition.
