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- Known for his social realism where the central human figure often depicted pain and anguish of the urban middle class in a young independent India in the 1940s and ‘50s, artist Ram Kumar went on to become one of the country’s foremost abstractionists, who experimented with the genre to paint landscapes that were not a literal reflection of what was visible but an amalgam of thick, deliberated brush strokes that represented Kumar’s view.
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Ram Kumar (23 September 1924 [6] – 14 April 2018) was an Indian artist and writer who has been described as one of India's foremost abstract painters. [7] He was associated with the Progressive artists' group along with greats like M.F. Hussain , Tyeb Mehta , S.H. Raza . [ 8 ]
6 days ago · Ram Kumar’s legacy: Onwards and upwards Contemporary artists have a lot to take from the journey of stalwarts like Ram Kumar. New art rituals, stories and experiences founded in the learnings of ...
Apr 15, 2018 · Known for his social realism where the central human figure often depicted pain and anguish of the urban middle class in a young independent India in the 1940s and ‘50s, artist Ram Kumar went on to become one of the country’s foremost abstractionists, who experimented with the genre to paint landscapes that were not a literal reflection of ...
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Sep 21, 2024 · Advertisement. (Vadehra Art Gallery, 1996) AN all-pervading quietude was the hallmark of artist Ram Kumar’s work. Whether he was painting the turmoil at the refugee camps in Delhi post-Partition ...
Apr 18, 2018 · Ram Kumar, an artist of rare talent and sensitivity, was one of the great pioneers of Indian art. Kumar displayed a concern with the plight of the individual through both his figurative and abstract paintings.
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.
Apr 16, 2018 · Indian artist Ram Kumar, a painter and writer who was integral to India’s modern art scene, has died. With a career spanning seven decades, Kumar is best known for his later works—expressive landscapes that strike a balance between both naturalism and abstraction.
