MOHINI - A VINTAGE OLEOGRAPH

circa 1930s

This oleograph is based on one of Raja Ravi Verma’s iconic works, Mohini on a Swing. It features Mohini, Lord Vishnu’s female avatar said to have risen from the churning of the ocean by the demi-gods and the demons. Art conservator Rupika Chawla observes that “...Ravi Verma has conceived this goddess leading the life of a normal woman, indulging in what such a woman would do” (Rupika Chawla, Raja Ravi Verma: Painter of Colonial India, Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, 2010, pg.211).
Raja Ravi Verma press
Medium: Oleograph on paper

18.4 x 13.0 in (46.74 x 33.0 cm)