Murli Manohar

Oleograph of “Murli Manohar” - Krishna Playing the Flute - by the artist Narottam Narayan Sharma. Printed in Germany in the 1930s by the publishing firm S.S. Brijbasi & Sons, Bunder Road, Karachi.
Krishna is the god of compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities The artist Narottam Narayan Sharma depicts the flute-playing Krishna in an enchanted moonlit landscape. The artwork is signed by the artist on the lower right, along with the name of his hometown, the Krishna pilgrim centre of Nathdwara in Rajasthan. 
Narottam Narayan Sharma was especially famous for his images of Krishna, which were popular throughout North India. An "example par excellence" is his painting Murli Manohar (1934), which is reputed to be the best-selling image in the history of the industry.
SS Brijbasi & Sons was an important Indian oleograph printing company founded by the brothers Srinathdasji and Shyamsundarlalji Brijbasi in Karachi. In its initial years, it was a photo-framing business, before they turned to selling prints of paintings by Nathdwara artists such as Narottam Narayan, Ghasiram Hardev Sharma and Khubiram Gopilal. The company popularised the distinct hybrid visual style of Nathdwara paintings, in addition to selling prints inspired by leaders of the subcontinent’s movement for independence. Following the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, the company established branches in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1950 and Delhi in 1954.