Ram Kumar

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Ram Kumar (born 1924, in Shimla, India) is a contemporary Indian artist. Educated as an economist with an M.A. from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Ram Kumar took classes at the Sharda Vakil School of Art, and then went to Paris and studied further there under Andre Lhote and Fernard Leger. He was befriended by S.H. Raza, a major artist. Ram Kumar paints abstract landscapes, usually in oil or acrylic. He is also an author, writing fiction in Hindi. He lives and works in Delhi.

As the interest in Indian art has grown, paintings by Ram Kumar are getting increasing recognition in the art market.

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• Three paintings
• The painting as mooring place, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2005
• Breadth of lifescapes, The Hindu, Jul 07, 2002