C Raja Ravi Varma ( 1848 - 1906 ) was an Indian Modernist painter, known for using oil as a medium, creating magnificent portraits of the Indian royals in the Western academic style. C Raja Ravi Varma s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 130700 USD for Maliyali Beauty in 2004 to a remarkable record 795000 US