Rating and value of paintings by Ram Kumar

If you own a work by or after the artist Ram Kumar, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we'll guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Ram Kumar's artist rating and value

A key figure in modern Indian painting, Ram Kumar is a prodigious twentieth-century painter whose reputation is based on his paintings, watercolor drawings, prints and sculptures. For almost forty years, his works have been auctioned at prices ranging from €180 to €637,800, a substantial delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. One of his paintings (oil on cardboard) entitled Vagabond sold for €637,800 in 2008, whereas it was estimated at between €255,120 and €637,800.  

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious

Artist Ram Kumar's style and technique

Ram Kumar is one of the pioneers of Indian abstract painting. He uses several artistic techniques, including oil paint, paint on cardboard, acrylic, charcoal, printmaking and sculpture.

The life of Ram Kumar  

Ram Kumar was born in Shimla, Punjab, in 1924, into a middle-class Indian family. His father worked for the British Indian government, and it was in this context that he began visiting exhibitions. He met the painter Raza and followed him, along with Akbar Pademsee, to Paris, where he painted with Fernand Léger and André Lhote. He moved towards abstraction and took part in various exhibitions in France, India and around the world. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1956, and organized a solo monograph in New Dehli in 2008.

His work is close to the lyrical abstraction produced in France at the same period.

He received high civilian honors in India and died in 2018 at the age of 93.

Kumar's imprint on his period

Ram Kumar has left a significant mark on twentieth-century art history, and is one of his country's best-known painters. His considerable artistic output is the result of hard work and a long career. Ram Kumar is one of the most highly-rated contemporary artists on the art market today.

Recognizing the artist's signature

Ram Kumar simply signs his canvases with his name in cursive script at the bottom.

Knowing the value of a work

If you happen to own one of Ram Kumar's works, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team will contact you promptly with an estimate of the value of your work, and will provide you with all the relevant information. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to help you find alternatives for selling it at the best possible price.