# Ram Kumar artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/ram-kumar/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T13:41:37.237Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Indian
- Movements: Abstract art, Progressive Artists' Group circle (reported association)
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![Ram Kumar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Ram_kumar01.jpg)
Vishnu srinath · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ram_kumar01.jpg

## About Ram Kumar

Ram Kumar (1924–2018) was an Indian painter and Hindi-language writer born in Shimla. Library authority records consistently identify him across both visual art and literature, while the supplied biographical source describes him as a major abstract painter. His career is commonly understood through a move from figurative work toward abstraction. The source pack also reports an association with the Progressive Artists’ Group circle, although it does not establish the precise status or dates of that relationship. This dual identity—as painter and writer—helps distinguish him from other people with the same name. Collectors most often encounter Ram Kumar through paintings, particularly works discussed in relation to abstraction, while earlier figurative material forms a separate comparison context. Appraisily’s directory input contains 501 auction records assigned to this artist page, indicating repeated auction-market appearances. That count is a discovery signal, not proof that any individual work is authentic or correctly attributed.

## Common works and media

The source pack most clearly supports paintings as the common work type associated with Ram Kumar. Abstract paintings are central to his public biographical profile, while earlier figurative work provides another documented context. The supplied material does not establish a reliable list of recurring subjects, named series, print editions, sculptures, drawings, or specific painting media, so those details should be determined from the individual object and its documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

The available sources support a cautious, category-based approach to Ram Kumar’s market. He is documented principally as a painter, and the supplied biography distinguishes a movement from figurative work toward abstraction. Comparable selection should therefore avoid treating every painting under his name as equivalent: the work type and its place within that artistic transition should be considered when suitable records are available. Appraisily’s directory provides an auction-record signal, but this source pack contains no major auction-house documentation from which to assert a price record or trend. An appraisal should rely on verified object details and genuinely comparable public sales rather than the artist-page record count alone.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7288508
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/11400294/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/140162070
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500122752
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Kumar_(artist)
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/ram-kumar/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ram_kumar01.jpg