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Advertisement:PEDRO CIGARETTES – POONA; Publisher & Press: Ravi Varma Press - Malavli(India); Lithography, 14 colour printing onpaper; Date: the 30s; Size: circa 14 x20 inches.
The lithograph is very rare because it is in excellentcondition, as if fresh off the press (it has never been exposed to light andretains all of its original colors). The lithograph in question is alsopublished on page 80 of the catalogue book Divine Lithography:
\"Themost famous image from the paintbrush of Ravi Varma, Haṃsa Damayantī is heresupporting an advertisement for a local manufacturer of cigarettes.\" (DivineLithography: 2005)
![Rare Original Ravi Varma Press Oleograph: PEDRO CIGARETTES Vintage Ad 14x20\](img-large/g/mS8AAeSwZe5qx0iP/s-l1600/Rare-Original-Ravi-Varma-Press-Oleograph-PEDRO-CIG.jpg "Rare Original Ravi Varma Press Oleograph: PEDRO CIGARETTES Vintage Ad 14x20\")
