Portrait of a Parsi Lady
Portrait of a Parsi Lady by Pestonji Bomanji (1851-1938) circa 1880 Oil on canvas 15 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm.) In 1857, the School of Art and Industry got established and Sir J. J. School of Art – Bombay became the cradle of the ‘Bombay School’. Pestonji Bomanji, joined the Bombay School at the age […]
Shethani Harkunwar Bai Hutheesing
Shethani Harkunwar Bai Hutheesing ? A Jain Philanthropist by N. N. Writer dated: 1909 Oil on canvas 47.5 x 35.6 in. (120.5 x 90.5 cm.)
Khan saheb Manchersha Palonjee Kikobad
Khan saheb Manchersha Palonjee Kikobad (1856-1935) An Educationist from Surat by Rustom Dadabhai Siodia (b.1881) dated: 1920 Oil on canvas 30 x 23 in. (76 x 58.5 cm.) He was appointed Assistant Master at the Irish Presbyterian Mission Boys’ High School, Surat in 1873. He was later also appointed Head Master and was known as […]
Sir Pratapsinh Rao Gaekwad
Sir Pratapsinh Rao Gaekwad (1908-1968) Maharaja of Baroda (r. 1939-1951) by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1930 Oil on canvas 30 x 23.6 in. (76 x 60.5 cm.)
Shri Rawatwala Ramwala of Bilkha
Shri Rawatwala Ramwala of Bilkha by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1910 Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. (51 x 41 cm.)
Royal Dignitary holding a shield
Royal Dignitary holding a shield by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1900 Oil on canvas 40.2 x 24 in. (102 x 61 cm.) Miniature paintings were a hallmark of the Indian tradition of art, be it the Rajputs or the Mughals. However, with the formation of a new national identity in art and […]
Royal Dignitary from Deccan
Royal Dignitary from Deccan by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1900 Oil on canvas 40.2 x 24 in. (102 x 61 cm.) Miniature paintings were a hallmark of the Indian tradition of art, be it the Rajputs or the Mughals. However, with the formation of a new national identity in art and use […]
Sheth Damodar Khimji
Sheth Damodar Khimji by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1910 Oil on canvas 35.8 x 23.2 in. (91 x 59 cm.)
Bhatia Philanthropist from Mumbai
Bhatia Philanthropist from Mumbai by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1900 Oil on canvas 40.2 x 29.1 in. (102 x 74 cm.)
A wealthy merchant from Ahmedabad
A wealthy merchant from Ahmedabad by Unknown artist (Raja Ravi Varma’s follower) circa 1900 Oil on canvas 78.75 x 51.2 in. (200 x 130 cm.) A look at Ravi Varma’s diary and its business-like entries is a testimony to the kind of popularity and supposed fortune that Varma might have accumulated. Many painters wanted to […]