Low reserve. Uitgeverij Ravi Varma Press Malavli, 1900-1930. Extremly rare in this perfect condition! Spectacular print of Kali in beautiful colors and superbly printed, socalled oleograph to mimic the oil paintings of Raja Ravi Varma. Extremely rare and hard to find, especially in this condition. Litho with arabic gom for glossy finish from Kali by the Ravi Varma press. Allmost identical as the signed bigger litho by Raja Ravi Varma. Small changes to the lithostones in this smaller version. Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906). He became famous for his paintings and worldfamous for his lithographic prints after his paintings. He adopted German printing technology and the aid of german technicians for his printing work. He introduced affordable popular prints all over India at the highest printing technique at that time. Before Ravi Varma there were no colored representations of Hindu deities. After the Ravi Varma era most printed representations of the Hindu pantheon are derivatives of the graphics made by Ravi Varma untill this day. Decapitated head: off a demon. The bowl with blood: to prevent blood spilling on the soil which spawns a new demon. The necklass with heads: decapitated ego of men. The decapitated arms: the actions of men. The man under Kali's feet: her husband preventing the dancing Kali destroying the world with her stamping feet. Kali's tongue: the moment she realises she is stamping on her husband and her return from bloodlust.