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IMPORTANT RAM KUMAR WORKS

SOLD IN PAST AUCTIONS

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33 x 44.5 in (83.8 x 113 cm)
Oil on canvas, C. 1970

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49 x 49 in (124.5 X 124.5 cm)
Oil on canvas, 1970

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50 x 70 in (127 x 177.8 cm)
Oil on canvas, 1983

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49.5 x 44.5 in (125.7 x 113 cm)
Oil on canvas, 1971
PRESENTED LOT

The presented lot exemplifies the meditative quality strokes and energetic brush gestures. Divided into two
that defines Ram Kumar’s canvases. By this stage of primary colour fields, the lower half, dominated by earthy
his career, he had transcended the formal influences rust-reds and browns, evokes rugged terrain through
of his early training. Yet, the layered application of paint bold, textured brushwork. In contrast, the upper section
and fragmented colours in this piece subtly echo the transitions to cooler, pale green tones, resembling a
modernist principles that shaped his early work. The sky, with angular, dark strokes suggesting abstracted
painting avoids explicit geographical markers, leaving its clouds. The interplay of warm and cool tones, combined UNTITLED UNTITLED
setting ambiguous. Instead, it evokes fleeting memories with expressive strokes, creates a dynamic sense of 50 x 65 in (127 x 165 cm) 49 x 49 in (124.5 x 124.5 cm)
from Kumar’s life and travels, captured through swirling movement and depth. Oil on canvas, 1984 Oil on canvas, 1982