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NFT Auction for Raja Ravi Varma’s Works
February 17, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - February 21, 2022 @ 1:30 am SMT
Explore the first and exclusive online NFT Drop of “The Father of Modern Indian Art”, Raja Ravi Varma. Hosted on RtistiQ and in collaboration with Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation and gallery g, this is a chance to own a part of India’s art legacy. Though his original works are considered to be national treasures and cannot be exported out of India, this auction will be the first time his artworks will be entering the metaverse after being minted and tokenised.
The lot will feature The Coquette and The Reclining Nair Lady as single edition NFTs and will also include 5 Lithographic Prints from the Gods & Goddesses Series and a Documentary Video on Raja Ravi Varma.
This is an NFT of many firsts:
– First and only digital NFT for Raja Ravi Varma
– First NFT in collaboration with a foundation
– First NFT with a traditional gallery
– First NFT of a national treasure
Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), also known as the ‘The Father of Modern Indian Art’ was an iconic Indian painter who brought a historic turn in the art of India. He united Hindu mythological subject matter with European realism. Ravi Varma made use of oil painting and lithographic methods to bring a wind of change; focusing on the details, the play of light and shadows and adding depth by using perspective. Many of his artworks are either part of royal collections and housed in palaces in India or owned by private collectors.
