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Introduction

Date of Birth
23 Sep 1924
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Date of Death
14 Apr 2018
Age
93
Place of Birth
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Place of Death
New Delhi, NCT of Delhi, India
State Country of Birth
Himachal Pradesh, India
State Country of Death
NCT of Delhi, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1948

    1. Group Exhibition of Artists in Delhi, at the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India

  2. 1949

    1. Town Hall, New Delhi, India
    2. Exhibition of Paintings at YMCA Hall, Shimla, India Field Marshal Cariappa Inaugurated the exhibition)

  3. 1950

    1. Gallery Barbizon, Paris, France

  4. 1952

    1. Group Exhibition of the 'Delhi Shilpi Chakra', New Delhi, India

  5. 1953

    1. Alliance Francaise, Mumbai, India
    2. Sixtythird Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India

  6. 1954

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Inaugurated by Renowned Urdu Poet Josh Malihabadi, New Delhi, India

  7. 1955

    1. Prague, Czechoslovakia

  8. 1956

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  9. 1957

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India

  10. 1958

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Krakow and Warsaw, Poland
    2. Participates in Group Exhibition at, Graham Gallery, New York, USA
    3. Graphics Exhibition (along with Husain, Tyeb Mehta, Gaitonde), Mumbai, India
    4. Seven Indian Painters in Europe, Gallery One, London, UK
    5. Eight Artists in Delhi, New Delhi, India

  11. 1959

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Eight Indian Artists, New York, USA
    3. Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil

  12. 1960

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Wax and Ink Works on Paper, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    3. 70th Annual Exhibition, Presented by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai, India

  13. 1962

    1. Revel Gallery, New York, USA

  14. 1963

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India

  15. 1964

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, India

  16. 1965

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Kunika-Chemould Art Centre, New Delhi, India

  17. 1966

    2. Exhibition of Paintings, Grosvenor Gallery, London, UK

  18. 1967

    1. Exhibition of Paintings with Husain, Geeta Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Exhibition of Paintings with Husain in Prague

  19. 1968

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India

  20. 1969

    1. 10 Feb 1969 to 25 Feb 1969

  21. 1970

    1. Indian Painters in Tehran, Presented by Gallery Chemould, at Gallery Negar, Tehran, Iran

  22. 1971

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Ten Indian Artists, Travelling Exhibition in USA

  23. 1973

    1. Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Contemporary Indian Art, Travelling Exhibition in USA

  24. 1974

    1. 31 Oct 1974 to 19 Nov 1974

    2. Season's Inaugural Show, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India

      30 Sep 1974 to 08 Oct 1974

  25. 1976

    1. Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  26. 1977

    1. Exhibition of Paintings, Chanakya Gallery, New Delhi, India

  27. 1978

    1. Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  28. 1979

    1. Solo exhibition of Paintings, Chanakya Gallery, New Delhi, India

      05 Mar 1979 to 20 Mar 1979

  29. 1980

    1. Retrospective exhibition of works from 1953-80, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, India
    2. Ram Kumar: Recent Paintings (1978–80) and Drawings from the Benares Series (1965–67)—A Retrospective
    3. Recent Paintings & Earlier Drawings, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    4. Exhibites Six Oils on Canvas, Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil
    5. Contemporary Asian Artists, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan
    6. Exhibition of Paintings, Lima, Peru

  30. 1981

    1. Works on Paper, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  31. 1982

    1. Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      10 Jan 1982 to 22 Jan 1982

    2. Contemporary Indian Art, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
    3. Modern Indian Painting: From the Collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India

      01 Aug 1982 to 29 Aug 1982

    4. November Collection, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    5. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  32. 1983

    1. Exhibition of Works on Paper, Miskolc, Hungary
    2. Exhibition of paintings, Sarala Art Centre, Chennai, India
    3. Indo-Greek Cultural Festival, Delphi, Greece
    4. Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings and Sculptures, World Punjabi Writers Conference, Rabindra Bhavan Gallery, New Delhi, India

      23 Dec 1983 to 29 Dec 1983

  33. 1984

    1. Ramkumar: A Retrospective, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India
    2. Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  34. 1985

    1. Art Heritage, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    2. Artistes Indiens En France, Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris, France

  35. 1986

    1. Retrospective Exhibition, Organised by Pundole Art Gallery, at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    2. Retrospective exhibition of works from 1953-86, Art Heritage, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
    3. Retrospective Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, India

  36. 1987

    1. Coups de Coeur, Geneva, Switzerland
    2. Summer Show III, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  37. 1988

    1. 02 Jan 1988

    2. 17 Oct 1988 to 26 Oct 1988

    3. Three Indian Artist, Karachi, Pakistan
    4. Diamond Jubilee All India Art Exhibition February 1988, Presented by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India

      13 Feb 1988 to 27 Feb 1988

    5. Festival of India, Takoka Municipal Museum of Art & Meugro Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan

  38. 1989

    1. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  39. 1990

    1. Exhibition of works on paper, Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
    2. Exhibition of Paintings, Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    3. Centre for Contemporary Art 1989 - 1990, Presented by Centre for Contemporary Art, New Delhi, India
    4. Award Winners National Exhibition of Art 1955 - 1990, Presented by Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India
    5. Annual Exhibition 1990, Twenty Third Anniversary, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India

      09 Jan 1990 to 28 Jan 1990

    6. Calcutta 300: Calcutta through the Eyes of Painters, Presented by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India

      07 Aug 1990 to 26 Aug 1990

  40. 1991

    1. 20 Feb 1991 to 05 Mar 1991

    2. 13 Oct 1991 to 20 Oct 1991

    3. Remembering Kali Pundole, (Joint Exhibition with M. F. Husain, V. S. Gaitonde, Akbar Padamsee and Krishen Khanna), Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    5. National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

  41. 1992

    1. 15 Jan 1992 to 15 Feb 1992

    2. 11 May 1992 to 30 May 1992

    3. India 1992: A Selection from the Work of Indian Painters, Presented by Galerie 88, Kolkata, India

      11 Jan 1992 to 12 Jan 1992

    4. Golden Tribute to the Artists of Northern India on Our Silver Jubilee, Presented by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India

      09 Apr 1992 to 30 Apr 1992

  42. 1993

    1. Works on paper by Ram Kumar, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India

      05 Nov 1993 to 25 Nov 1993

    2. 08 Feb 1993 to 27 Feb 1993

    5. 20 Nov 1993 to 12 Dec 1993

    6. Trends and Images, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India

      20 Nov 1993 to 12 Dec 1993

    7. Wounds, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India

      28 Feb 1993 to 07 Mar 1993

    8. Exhibition of Paintings by M. F. Husain and Contemporary Indian Artists, Presented by Gallery Espace, at Royal Abiar Hotel, Al Quds St, Hor Al Anz Dubai, UAE

      17 Apr 1993 to 18 Apr 1993

  43. 1994

    1. Retrospective exhibition of works from 1949-94, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

    2. 15 Feb 1994 to 22 Feb 1994

    3. Drawing '94, Presented by Gallery Espace, at All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India

      03 Apr 1994 to 14 Apr 1994

  44. 1995

    1. Contemporary Art: Catalogue of the Non-Aligned Countries 1995, Gedung Pameran Senirupa, Department Pendidikan Dan Kebudayan, Indonesia

      28 Apr 1995 to 30 Jun 1995

    2. Art India Now: Important Contemporary Artists, Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA

      06 May 1995 to 20 May 1995

    3. Joint Exhibition with Jogen Choudhary, Gallery Raku, Japan
    4. AIFACS Regional Centre Inaugural Art Exhibition, Presented by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society Regional Centre, Panchkula, India

      25 Nov 1995 to 17 Dec 1995

    5. Contemporary Art, Presented by Deutsche Bank, Mumbai, India
    6. Exhibition of Paintings, Presented by Galerie 88, Kolkata, India

      16 Jun 1995 to 30 Jun 1995

  45. 1996

    1. 16 Jan 1996 to 03 Feb 1996

    2. 24 Sep 1996 to 29 Sep 1996

    3. Modern Indian Paintings, one Hundred Years - Part I  Where?
    4. Perspecta: Paintings, Graphics & Sculptures, Presented by Galerie 88, at The Oberoi, New Delhi, India

      23 Aug 1996 to 25 Aug 1996

    5. Images on Paper, Presented by Art Motif, New Delhi, India

      05 Apr 1996 to 25 Apr 1996

    6. The Moderns, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

  46. 1997

    1. Amdavad Ni Gufa, Ahmedabad, India
    2. Recent Works by Ramkumar, ARKS Gallery, London, UK

      05 Oct 1997 to 28 Oct 1997

    3. Glimpses of Histroy of Contemporary Indian Art, Presented by Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi, India

      29 Sep 1997 to 18 Oct 1997

    4. Keehn Collection: Important Paintings of Post-Independence India, Bose Pacia Modern, New York, USA

      13 Sep 1997 to 25 Oct 1997

    5. Image-Beyond Image, a Travelling Exhibition of Works from the Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan, at New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Mumbai
    6. Major Trends in Indian Art, Curated by Rm. Palaniappan, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      25 Sep 1997 to 12 Oct 1997

    7. Colours of Independence, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

      06 Sep 1997 to 28 Sep 1997

    8. Exhibition of Paintings: Indian Painters having lived in France, Presented by Alliance Francaise De Pondicherry, Pondicherry, India

      08 Aug 1997 to 23 Aug 1997

    9. Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART), National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997

    10. The Search, Presented by Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
    11. Six Modern Masters of India, Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, India

  47. 1998

    1. 06 Jun 1998 to 30 Jun 1998

    2. 03 May 1998 to 30 May 1998

  48. 1999

    1. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  49. 2000

    1. 06 Jan 2000 to 26 Jan 2000

    2. Shatabdi: Reflections on a Century Past, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India

      05 Jan 2000 to 23 Jan 2000

  50. 2001

    1. 17 Feb 2001 to 12 Mar 2001

    2. Art of Bengal: Past and Present, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

      09 Jan 2001 to 25 Jan 2001

    3. Modern Indian Art: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures from the Collection of Sara Abraham, Presented by Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Curated by Ajay Kumar and Vijay Kumar Menon at, The Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
    4. Modern Indian Art, Organised by Saffronart and Pundole Art Gallery at Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, USA
    5. Ashta Nayak, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

  51. 2002

    1. 19 May 2002 to 24 May 2002

    2. Strength from Fragility: ...Works on Paper, Presented by Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi India

      08 Mar 2002 to 17 Mar 2002

    3. Art Musings 2002, Presented by Art Musings, Mumbai, India

  52. 2003

    1. 13 Nov 2003 to 16 Dec 2003

    2. Distillation, Presented by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, at Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      17 Oct 2003 to 04 Nov 2003

  53. 2004

    1. Portraits of a Decade: 10th Anniversary Show, Presented by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      20 Apr 2004 to 27 Apr 2004

    2. Jiva Life: Contemporary Indian Painting, Presented by Bodhi Arts, Singapore

      16 Aug 2004 to 11 Sep 2004

    3. Select Collection - 1, Presented by Gallery 7, Mumbai, India

      29 Apr 2004 to 12 May 2004

    4. Ruminations...., Presented by Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
    5. Journey: A Charity Show for Passages, Presented by Art & Soul, at The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, India
    6. Indian Contemporary Paintings Presented by Aryan Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

      23 Sep 2004 to 23 Oct 2004

    7. Concept and Form, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  54. 2005

    1. Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

    2. 06 May 2005 to 28 May 2005

    3. Colours of Life, Presented by Cancer Patients Aid Association, at Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      16 Mar 2005 to 18 Mar 2005

    4. Ashta Nayak: Eight Pioneers of Indian Art, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA

      31 Mar 2005 to 20 Apr 2005

    5. Harvest 2005: An Exhibition of Indian contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at Rampart Row, Mumbai, India

      25 Feb 2005 to 26 Feb 2005

    6. Contemporary Indian Art, Presented by Art Motif, at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

      09 Jan 2005 to 14 Jan 2005

    7. Embrace: The Inclusive Art Event, Presented by Chawla Art Gallery, at Hotel Intercontinental Eros, New Delhi, India

  55. 2006

    1. Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    2. Shadow Lines, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
    3. Masters' Strokes, Presented by Chawla Art Gallery, at Square One Mall, New Delhi, India
    4. Harvest 2006: An Exhibition of Indian Contemporary Art, Presented by Arushi Arts, at The Travancore Palace, New Delhi, India

      25 Aug 2006 to 28 Aug 2006

    5. Arts in Art: Memory of Shehnai Maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, Presented by Art Indus, at Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India

      24 Oct 2006 to 31 Oct 2006

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Chronicled Highlights

32 entries
Ramkumar
1924Born
Ramkumar
Ramkumar was born in 1924 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Ramkumar (Artist). Vagabond. Oil on board, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00575322
Ramkumar (Artist). Vagabond. Oil on board, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00575322
In 2008, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Vagabond (1956), offered in the South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 20 March 2008 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹4,68,34,740 ($1,161,000). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Orphans). Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00647124
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Orphans). Oil on canvas, 1956 | Painting | FineArts | 00647124
In 2014, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Orphans) (1956), offered in the The India Sale by Christie's, which concluded on 11 December 2014 at Mumbai, achieving a sale price of ₹4,82,25,000 ($775,248.01). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on board, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 00599590
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on board, 1957 | Painting | FineArts | 00599590
In 2003, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1957), offered in the Southeast Asian and 20th Century Indian Pictures by Christie's, which concluded on 06 July 2003 at Hong Kong, achieving a sale price of ₹42,30,171 ($91,404). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00372820
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1959 | Painting | FineArts | 00372820
In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1959), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including 20th Century Indian Paintings by Christie's, which concluded on 17 October 2001 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹19,73,589 ($41,125). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Two Figures). Oil on canvas, 1960 | Painting | FineArts | 00354964
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Two Figures). Oil on canvas, 1960 | Painting | FineArts | 00354964
My work is now guided by a concern with plastic qualities. I am more deeply involved with form than the content. When one is young and beginning, one’s work is dominated by content, by ideas ‒ but as one grows older, one turns to the language of painting itself. I have grown detached ‒ I want to find the same peace that the mystic found.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on board, early 1960s | Painting | FineArts | 00337285
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on board, early 1960s | Painting | FineArts | 00337285
It is easy to see that Ram Kumar’s variations on the Benares theme would lead to abstraction. During the long phase of the Benares cityscapes there were paintings that one could regard, for all practical purposes, abstract; just as paintings after 1965, though largely abstract, contained shapes and references to the former theme – a suggestion of a door, a bridge, or a wall surface. The movement towards abstraction, inevitable as it might have been, also meant that the preoccupation with form would take precedence over everything else; certainly over content, but also over the sense of pathos that distinguished Ram Kumar’s work.
Ramkumar (Artist). Banares. Oil on canvas, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00371201
Ramkumar (Artist). Banares. Oil on canvas, 1962 | Painting | FineArts | 00371201
In 1992, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Banares (1962), offered in the Indian European and Oriental Paintings and Works of Art by Sotheby's, which concluded on 09 October 1992 at New Delhi, achieving a sale price of ₹49,500 ($1,647). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Self Portrait. Grey wash on paper, 1967 | Drawing | FineArts | 00371287
Ramkumar (Artist). Self Portrait. Grey wash on paper, 1967 | Drawing | FineArts | 00371287
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Self Portrait (1967), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,26,405 ($4,025). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Benares. Oil on canvas, 1967 | Painting | FineArts | 00371289
Ramkumar (Artist). Benares. Oil on canvas, 1967 | Painting | FineArts | 00371289
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Benares (1967), offered in the Contemporary Indian Paintings: From The Chester and Davida Herwitz Charitable Trust by Sotheby's, which concluded on 12 June 1995 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,71,534 ($5,462). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Falling Bird. Oil on canvas, 1968 | Painting | 00880073
Ramkumar (Artist). Falling Bird. Oil on canvas, 1968 | Painting | 00880073
In 2006, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Falling Bird (1968), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings by Sotheby's, which concluded on 29 March 2006 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹2,42,39,856 ($542,400). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1975 | Painting | FineArts | 00372243
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1975 | Painting | FineArts | 00372243
In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1975), offered in the Modern Indian Art: 12 Contemporary Painters by Saffronart, which concluded on 16 May 2001 at Online, achieving a sale price of ₹7,05,000 ($15,022). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Benares). Oil on canvas, 1981 | Painting | FineArts | 00598895
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled (Benares). Oil on canvas, 1981 | Painting | FineArts | 00598895
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (Benares) (1981), offered in the Indian And Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern And Contemporary Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 21 September 2005 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹1,69,35,552 ($385,600). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Landscape. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00376664
Ramkumar (Artist). Landscape. Oil on canvas, 1983 | Painting | FineArts | 00376664
This journey has left me so restless. I’ll leave tomorrow. I don’t feel like going anywhere else. I’ll have to go upto Guwahati anyway. I’ll stop there for a day and then go straight back to Delhi. It seems as if all my life I was looking only for my happiness, my pleasure, my self-interest… Just went out on the roof of the hotel to look at Kohima. The same moon, stars, lights of Kohima and silence that veers towards man’s destiny. The sound of this silence is in no way less than the screeching noises one hears in Delhi. But this silence seems to warn - it is a delusion, don’t mistake it for peace, whatever noises you may encounter from now on, seek your peace in them. You’ll find it only there.
Christie's (Auction House). Contemporary Indian Art (Charity Auction). 20 December 1987, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861836
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Christie's (Auction House). Contemporary Indian Art (Charity Auction). 20 December 1987, Bombay | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861836
On 20 December 1987, Ramkumar made their debut in the Indian public auction market when Landscape was presented as Lot 15 in Contemporary Indian Art (Charity Auction), conducted by Christie's in Mumbai, India. This auction marked the artist's first recorded appearance in the public auction market, establishing the earliest chapter of their auction history.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1989 | Painting | FineArts | 00598783
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Oil on canvas, 1989 | Painting | FineArts | 00598783
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (1989), offered in the Indian and Southeast Asian Art: Including Modern Indian Paintings from The Wilberding Collection by Sotheby's, which concluded on 20 September 2005 at New York, achieving a sale price of ₹47,42,280 ($108,000). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Landscape. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | 00876732
Ramkumar (Artist). Landscape. Oil on canvas, 1990 | Painting | 00876732
In 1998, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Landscape (1990), offered in the Twentieth Century Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 02 June 1998 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹2,75,169 ($6,596). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Ramkumar - A Retrospective. New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art, 1993 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882622
Ramkumar (Artist). Ramkumar - A Retrospective. New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art, 1993 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882622
In 1993, Ramkumar A Retrospective marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Ramkumar, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production
Ramkumar (Artist). Benaras. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00371890
Ramkumar (Artist). Benaras. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00371890
In 1995, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Benaras (1994), offered in the Indian Contemporary Paintings: Islamic Works of Art and Indian, Himalaya and South-East Asian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 16 October 1995 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹1,81,424 ($5,291). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Benares. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00374543
Ramkumar (Artist). Benares. Oil on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00374543
In 1997, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Benares (1994), offered in the Indian Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 04 June 1997 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹2,69,261 ($7,527). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Ram Kumar - A Retrospective. New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 1994 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882623
Ramkumar (Artist). Ram Kumar - A Retrospective. New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery, 1994 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882623
In 1994, Ram Kumar A Retrospective marked a major milestone in the exhibition history of Ramkumar, offering a retrospective survey of the artist's artistic production
Ramkumar (Artist). Benaras Series. Oil on canvas, 1996 | Painting | FineArts | 00416376
Ramkumar (Artist). Benaras Series. Oil on canvas, 1996 | Painting | FineArts | 00416376
Why Banaras and not some place else? It is (sic) that at that point in my life, I happened to visit Banaras and it was all there before me. Perhaps one would see the same scenes in one’s own city and be not movede by them. Visually Banaras is like any other sacred city situated on the banks of a river with temples and ghats and pilgrims. Its uniqueness lies in its age old associations, faith of millions of Hindus. During my several visits to this city, my effort has been to fathom a little of its mysterious depths which I could interpret in my paintings. To achieve even a part of this needed a lot of meditation, long stays and numerous drawing and colour sketches which I have not yet been able to do. I also wonder if what made Banaras paintings so different from all the others was not the experience that went into the making of them.
Ramkumar (Artist). Benares Landscape. Acrylic on canvas, 1997 | Painting | 00876733
Ramkumar (Artist). Benares Landscape. Acrylic on canvas, 1997 | Painting | 00876733
In 1998, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Benares Landscape (1997), offered in the Twentieth Century Indian Art by Christie's, which concluded on 02 June 1998 at London, achieving a sale price of ₹4,55,995 ($10,931). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Ramkumar (Artist). Banaras. Oil on canvas, 2000 | Painting | FineArts | 00372122
Ramkumar (Artist). Banaras. Oil on canvas, 2000 | Painting | FineArts | 00372122
In 2001, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Banaras (2000), offered in the Southeast Asian Pictures and 20th Century Indian Pictures by Christie's, which concluded on 01 April 2001 at Singapore, achieving a sale price of ₹6,24,857 ($13,397). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Paintings. 16 May 2002, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861887
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Paintings. 16 May 2002, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861887
In 2002, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Saffronart: Modern Indian Paintings (May 2002, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 2004 | Painting | FineArts | 00598314
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 2004 | Painting | FineArts | 00598314
In 2005, the artist achieved a new high in the auction market with the sale of Untitled (2004), offered in the Southeast Asian and Modern Indian Paintings: Including Contemporary Art by Christie's, which concluded on 29 May 2005 at Hong Kong, achieving a sale price of ₹43,69,198 ($100,349). This record marked a defining moment in the artist's market history, reflecting both the significance of the artwork and its reception within the broader art world.
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 20 March 2008, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861989
Christie's (Auction House). South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. 20 March 2008, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00861989
In 2008, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Christie's: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art (March 2008, Hong Kong), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The ABC Series IV - Art | Book | Cinema. 15 July 2008, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862005
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). The ABC Series IV - Art | Book | Cinema. 15 July 2008, New Delhi | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862005
In 2008, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Osians: The ABC Series IV (July 2008, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 2011 | Painting | FineArts | 00332143
Ramkumar (Artist). Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 2011 | Painting | FineArts | 00332143
The counterpoint between city and landscape has long exercised Ram Kumar: to shuttle between them is to know and traverse the discontinuity between home and world. The city, shored up from riversilt, vulnerable to the river’s sullen tides and periodic floods, would appear to symbolize the life of the householder, trammeled by duties, circumscribed by ritual, susceptible to anxiety. The landscape, on the other hand, with its drifts of ice and sand, suggests the open breadth of the cosmos, where the renouncer may wander at will.
Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 10 September 2012, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862129
Sotheby's (Auction House). Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art. 10 September 2012, New York | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862129
In 2012, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Sotheby's: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art (September 2012, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction). 21 December 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862251
Asta Guru (Auction House). Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction). 21 December 2017, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862251
In 2017, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Asta Guru: Modern Indian Art (No Reserve Auction) (December 2017, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Prinseps (Auction House). Modern Art Auction. 25 April 2019, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862312
Prinseps (Auction House). Modern Art Auction. 25 April 2019, Online | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862312
In 2019, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Prinseps: Modern Art Auction (April 2019, London), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.
Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale. 17 October 2024, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862538
Pundole (Auction House). The Fine Art Sale. 17 October 2024, Mumbai | Auction Catalogue | EconomicsArt | 00862538
In 2024, an artwork by Ramkumar was featured on the cover of Pundole: The Fine Art Sale (October 2024, Mumbai), marking a documented highlight in the artist's public and auction market visibility.

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