Works
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2014
Celebration 2014
2011
Celebration 2011
2010
Celebration 2010
2008
Celebration 2008
2007
Celebration 2007
2005
Golden Jubilee: Spirit Set Free
Fifty Years of Kumar Gallery
2004
Spirit of a Century
1997
Six Modern Masters of India
1996
Modern Indian Paintings
Biography
(1924 - 2018)
Studied under Andre Lhote and Fernand Léger from 1949 to 1952 and held solo exhibitions since 1949.
Solo exhibitions at Kumar Gallery
1959: Ram Kumar One Man Show, Kumar Gallery
1960: Ram Kumar One Man Show, Kumar Gallery
1961: Ram Kumar One Man Show, Kumar Gallery
1962: Ram Kumar One Man Show, Kumar Gallery
1963: Ram Kumar One Man Show, Kumar Gallery
Participation in International shows contributed by Kumar Gallery
1957: Group Show at New York Public Library, New York
1959: Contemporary Art from India at Villa Hugel, Essen West Germany (A travelling exhibition through Germany organized by Kumar Gallery)
1963: Expression in Abstract - 14 Leading abstractionists including V.S. Gaitonde, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Santosh, Dave, Biren de, F N Souza etc., Kumar Gallery
1964: Two Painters Show Ram Kumar and G. R. Santosh held by Kumar Gallery at Gallery Ravel, New York
1965: Indian Contemporary Art - A Travelling group show in Australia, held jointly by Kumar Gallery and Gallery Kim Bonythan
1965: Ten Contemporary Painters of India, MIT Boston Mass. USA, held by Kumar Gallery
Exhibited in Group Shows at Kumar Gallery
1996: Modern Indian Paintings - One Hundred Years Part I, Kumar Gallery
1997: 1997: Six Modern Masters of India, Kumar Gallery
2004: Spirit of a Century, Kumar Gallery
2005: Drawings by Masters of Indian Contemporary Art, Kumar Gallery
2005: Spirit Set Free – Golden Jubilee, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years
2007: Celebration, Kumar Gallery
2008: Celebration, Kumar Gallery
2010: Celebration, Kumar Gallery
2011: India Art Summit, Kumar Gallery Booth A17
2011: Celebration, Kumar Gallery
2014: Celebration, Kumar Gallery
2016: Celebration, Kumar Gallery
Retrospectives
1980: Kolkata
1985: New Delhi
1986: Bhopal
1986: Mumbai
1994: Mumbai
1993: NGMA, New Delhi
Awards and Honors:
1956: National Award, LKA
1959: Sao Paulo Biennale
2003: ‘Commandeur de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ by the French Government
1973: Padmashri
2004: Lalit Kala Ratna by President of India
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