Ram Kumar (artist)
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; Punjabi: ਰਾਮ ਕੁਮਾਰ ; Pahari: राम कुमार ; born in Shimla 1924 ) 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.
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