Raja Ravi Varma Hand-Painted Frame – Lady with Sitar pattachitra raas leela A red woven border with

A red woven border with gold detailing finishes the base of the piece

dried across several days depending on the season

with the scrollwork on one and the dotted

folk-art side of Indian craft over strictly devotional pieces

all of the saddle blanket and beading detail is hand-painted by our studio artisans over the black base coat

Raja Ravi Varma Hand-Painted Frame – Lady with Sitar pattachitra raas leela A red woven border withRaja Ravi Varma is widely credited with bringing a Western academic painting technique to Indian subjects, giving classical and mythological figures a soft, realistic quality that had rarely been seen in Indian art before him. This piece recreates that style in watercolour, showing a woman seated in quiet concentration, her sitar resting against her shoulder as she plays. The painting sits within a pink, quatrefoil cut wooden frame, its repeating cut