“Devavrata on her bed of arrows” is an original painting by artist Sivakasi, intended to be reproduced for calendars sold in Indian bazaars. Calendar art developed in India with the expansion of printers, who asked painters for vibrant, colorful originals to illustrate calendars. The images produced could depict Hindu deities, religious figures, places of pilgrimage, historical figures... and later advertisements for a wide variety of products. The visual imagery of Calendar Art is still present in Indian pop culture and continues to influence advertising, film production and contemporary artists, such is the ability of this style to capture the spirit and identity of the people.

Most of the 50 originals presented by Retour De Voyage are signed by the artist and noted by the printer on the back. This one is a polychrome gouache on paper mounted on cardboard, produced in the late '70s. Devavrata, alias Brishma, is shown in yogic meditation, reclining on his bed of arrows, as he is aimed at by an archer. Central portrait with four miniature scenes.

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