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Ram Kumar
(1924 - 2018)

Untitled



Born in 1924 in Simla, Ram Kumar was among India’s leading modernists. He studied Economics at St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, in 1946. Following this, he went to Paris to study painting under Andre Lhote and Fernard Leger in 1949-1952.

Ram Kumar, like many of his confreres among the first generation of post-colonial Indian artists - including such figures as F N Souza, M F Husain, Paritosh Sen, Jehangir Sabavala, Krishen Khanna, S...



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  Lot 29 of 84  

WORKS ON PAPER
8-9 APRIL 2020

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Winning Bid
Rs 4,59,840
$6,214

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Ram Kumar
Untitled

Signed and dated 'Ram Kumar/ 91' (on the reverse)
1991
Ink on paper pasted on mount board
22 x 30.25 in (55.9 x 76.7 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
From an Important Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Ram Kumar: Traversing the Landscapes of the Mind, New Delhi: Saffronart, 14 - 31 December 2016; Mumbai: Saffronart, 14 - 26 March 2017

PUBLISHED
Meera Menzes, Ram Kumar: Traversing the Landscapes of the Mind, Mumbai: Saffronart, 2016, p. 46 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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