Ram Kumar (artist)
| Ram Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ram Kumar 1924 (age 92–93) Shimla, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Sharada Ukil School of Art, New Delhi (1945) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards |
Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi, 2011 Officers Arts et Letter, 2003 |
Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi, 2011
Padma Bhushan, 2010
Lifetime Achievement Award,
Government of Delhi
Officers Arts et Letter, 2003
Kalidas Samman, 1986
Premchand Puraskar, 1972
Padmashree, 1972
Ram Kumar (Hindi: राम कुमार; born 1924 in Shimla) is an Indian artist and writer who has been described as one of India's foremost abstract painters. He was associated with the Progressive artist's group along with greats like M.F. Hussain, Tyeb Mehta, S.H. Raza. He is said to be one of the first Indian artists to give up figurativism for abstract art. His art commands high prices in the domestic and international market. His work "The Vagabond" fetched $1.1 million at Christie's, New york, setting another world record for the artist. He is also one of the few Indian Modernist masters accomplished in writing as well as painting.
Ram Kumar Verma was born in Shimla, the capital of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in a large middle-class family of eight brothers and sisters. His father was a government employee from Patiala in Punjab, India who worked in the Civil and Administrative Division in the British Government. While pursuing M.A. in Econonomics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he chanced upon an art exhibition in 1945. One evening, after "loitering" around Connaught Place with his friends from St Stephen's College, he landed up at an art exhibition.
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