Ram Kumar
(1924 - 2018)
Goa Landscape
Goa does not feature too often in Ram Kumar's work, which is dominated by his deep commitment to exploring the complexities of Benaras. This Goan landscape from the 1970s, painted in a large, horizontal format is thus a rare work by the artist. Land mass and water, sterns and masts of boats are decipherable in this semi-abstract composition. Brighter tones of browns and blues are used to recreate this place on the water, which is like Kumar's...
Goa does not feature too often in Ram Kumar's work, which is dominated by his deep commitment to exploring the complexities of Benaras. This Goan landscape from the 1970s, painted in a large, horizontal format is thus a rare work by the artist. Land mass and water, sterns and masts of boats are decipherable in this semi-abstract composition. Brighter tones of browns and blues are used to recreate this place on the water, which is like Kumar's Benaras in construction, but not in the lighter mood it evokes.
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$60,000 - 80,000
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ARTWORK DETAILS
Ram Kumar Goa Landscape
Signed and dated 'Ram Kumar 1976' and inscribed 'Goa Landscape' (on the reverse)
PROVENANCE:
EXHIBITED:Retrospective Exhibition of Ram Kumar , Calcutta: Birla Academy of Art and Culture, 4-23 November 1980Retrospective Exhibition of Ram Kumar , Calcutta: Birla Academy of Art and Culture, 1980, pl. 57 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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