Paintings Of Ravi Varma And Jon Mcnaughton

By Darren Hartley


Ravi Varma paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European academic art. Ravi's exposure in the west came when he won the first prize in the Vienna Art Exhibition in 1873.

The earliest Ravi Varma paintings were pictures of animals and illustrations from everyday life drawn on the walls of Ravi's house, at the tender age of five. It was his artist uncle, Raja Varma, who first recognized his talent and gave him elementary art lessons. At the age of fourteen, he was taken to Thiruvananthapuram to stay in the royal palace.

Ravi Varma paintings are striking case studies of academic art in India. Ravi was described as the greatest artist of modern India and a national builder showing the moral courage of a gifted high-born who took up the degrading profession of painting.

The focus of Jon McNaughton paintings were memories of open gates leading into lush garden paths, quiet streets, charming homes and poetic landscapes. Jon was an established artist from Utah whose paintings have attracted the attention of collectors from across the country.

The artistic style of the Jon McNaughton paintings stems from the study of the forerunners to the Impressionists. It was a derivative of the work from the French Barbizon School of painting, popular during the years 1830-1875. It was the works of the artists from this school that provided the inspiration for the Jon McNaughton paintings.

Jon McNaughton paintings are products of a belief that only the basic elements of a beautiful painting exist in nature. What actually creates the highest beauty of a landscape painting lies in the sentiment and feeling that flows from the mind and heart of an artist.




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