Kilimanoor, Travancore State | Present-day Kerala, India
Spouse(s)
Bhageerthi bayi
Year Marriage Registered
1866
Children
5 children
State Country of Birth
Travancore State | Present-day Kerala, India
1855
Ravi Varma studied under his uncle Raja Varma, and later under Ramaswamy Nayadu of the Tanjore tradition.
1868
His acquaintance with the British painter Theodore Jenson, then a guest of the Maharaja of Travancore, significantly shaped Raja Ravi Varma's artistic progress and academic approach.
Date of Birth
26 Apr 1848
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Date of Death
02 Oct 1906
Age
58
Place of Birth
Kilimanoor, Travancore State | Present-day Kerala, India
Spouse(s)
Bhageerthi bayi
Year Marriage Registered
1866
Children
5 children
State Country of Birth
Travancore State | Present-day Kerala, India
1855
Ravi Varma studied under his uncle Raja Varma, and later under Ramaswamy Nayadu of the Tanjore tradition.
1868
His acquaintance with the British painter Theodore Jenson, then a guest of the Maharaja of Travancore, significantly shaped Raja Ravi Varma's artistic progress and academic approach.
Fine Arts Exhibition, Chennai (formerly Madras, capital of the erstwhile Madras Presidency) & Vienna, Austria
1874
Chennai (formerly Madras, capital of the erstwhile Madras Presidency)
1880
Pune (formerly Poona, part of the Bombay Presidency, British India)
1885
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta, capital of British India) & London, U.K.
1889
Bombay Art Society Inaugural Exhibition, Bombay, India
1893
World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, U.S.A.
1899
Baroda Puranic Commissions, Trivandrum, Baroda and Bombay
1993
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) and National Museum, New Delhi, India
1993
Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings & Oleographs from, The Sri Chitra Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram, India
1997
Rare and Important Paintings, organized by The Classic Source, Mumbai & Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
1997
Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
5 September 1997
1998
Centenary Celebration: Raja Ravi Varma and Rama Varma, organized by Gaekwad Collection Centenary Celebration Committee, Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Laxrni Vilas Palace, Vadodara, India
1998
Raja Ravi Varma-Amrita Sher Gil Restored, organized by National Gallery of Modern Art and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, NGMA, New Delhi, India
2000
Exhibition of Oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma & Poster Art by Various Artists, The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, India
2 June 2000
2001
Changing Images - An Exhibition of 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, New Delhi, India
7 August 2001
2001
Exhibition of Oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata,India
2003
Manifestations, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi and World Trade Centre, Mumbai, by Delhi Art Gallery
2003
Pictorial Transformations: Treasures from the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
2003
Poetry and Patriotic Fervour: Indian Art Pre-Independence, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
19 April 2003
2003
Oleographs & Antique Prints of Raja Ravi Varma, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (Organized by Mr. D. Jagat Ishwari)
1873
Fine Arts Exhibition, Chennai (formerly Madras, capital of the erstwhile Madras Presidency) & Vienna, Austria
1874
Chennai (formerly Madras, capital of the erstwhile Madras Presidency)
1880
Pune (formerly Poona, part of the Bombay Presidency, British India)
1885
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta, capital of British India) & London, U.K.
1889
Bombay Art Society Inaugural Exhibition, Bombay, India
1893
World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, U.S.A.
1899
Baroda Puranic Commissions, Trivandrum, Baroda and Bombay
1993
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) and National Museum, New Delhi, India
1993
Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings & Oleographs from, The Sri Chitra Art Gallery, Thiruvananthapuram, India
2001
Exhibition of Oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata,India
2003
Oleographs & Antique Prints of Raja Ravi Varma, Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, India (Organized by Mr. D. Jagat Ishwari)
2003
Exhibition of Paintings of Raja Ravi Varma from the Royal Gaekwad Collection, Vadodara, India
2003
Ravi Varma Oleographs, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, India
2003
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
2004
Exhibition of Oleographs of the Ravi Varma Press, Marvel Art Gallery, Ahmedabad,India
2004
Return of Raja Ravi Varma, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2023
Raja Ravi Varma- A Cultural Revolution, Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
3 October 2023
1997
Rare and Important Paintings, organized by The Classic Source, Mumbai & Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
1997
Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
5 September 1997
1998
Centenary Celebration: Raja Ravi Varma and Rama Varma, organized by Gaekwad Collection Centenary Celebration Committee, Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum, Laxrni Vilas Palace, Vadodara, India
1998
Raja Ravi Varma-Amrita Sher Gil Restored, organized by National Gallery of Modern Art and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, NGMA, New Delhi, India
2000
Exhibition of Oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma & Poster Art by Various Artists, The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, India
2 June 2000
2001
Changing Images - An Exhibition of 20th Century Indian Art, DAG, New Delhi, India
7 August 2001
2003
Manifestations, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi and World Trade Centre, Mumbai, by Delhi Art Gallery
2003
Pictorial Transformations: Treasures from the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India
2003
Poetry and Patriotic Fervour: Indian Art Pre-Independence, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
19 April 2003
2006
Exhibitions of Oleographs by Raja Ravi Varma, New Delhi, India
11 August 2006
2010
Open Doors, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi, India
1 January 2010
2011
Manifestations VI, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2011
Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
2012
Manifestations VII: 20th Certury Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
26 March 2012
2012
The Printed Picture Four Centuries Of Indian Printmaking, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
2012
Manisfestions VIII: 20th Certury Indian Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
22 November 2012
2013
Indian Portraits - The Face of a People, DAG, New Delhi, India
2013
The Naked And The Nude - The Body In Indian Modern Art, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
15 January 2013
2014
Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses In 19th And 20th Century, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
18 March 2014
2014
Indian Divine: Gods & Goddesses In 19th And 20th Century, Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, India