Considered a doyen of modern art world in his native Rajasthan, Ramgopal Vijaivargiya was a proponent of the Bengal School style that carried elements of Ajanta and Ellora cave paintings and the miniature tradition. Throughout his career, he stayed true to the style that had an individuated language. His subjects ranged from mythology and classical literature to ordinary folk and their lives, which also included the gods and goddesses that they worshipped, as in this Untitled watercolour. The most distinctive feature of this painting of the cowherd god Krishna is the pair of benevolent eyes that sit pretty on the Ajanta-esque visage.
published references
Maitra, Shatadeep, Indian Blue: From Realism to Abstraction (New Delhi: DAG, 2021), p. 111
Ramgopal Vijaivargiya
Untitled
1963
Watercolour on paper
Enquiry Form
Ramgopal Vijaivargiya
Untitled
1963
Watercolour on paper
Image Request Form
Images from DAG’s Museum Collection are accessible to artists, educators and researchers for non-commercial, educational use. Submit your details below to request access to use this image.