Painter Ram Kumar passes away at 94

New Delhi, April 14

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Noted Indian painter Ram Kumar passed away today. He was 94. Kumar’s death was confirmed by an email statement from city-based Vadehra Art Gallery, which forayed into publication with a solo show of the artist “Ram Kumar: A journey within” in 1996.

The gallery went on to host 22 solo exhibitions by Ram Kumar over the years. Born in a large family in Shimla, the artist started off with a degree in Economics at St Stephens College. However, the course of his life took a different turn when he was introduced to art, and decided to go to study it in Paris where he also met fellow painter Syed Haider Raza. However, it was his visit to Varanasi in 1960 with MF Husain that would mark a turning point in his life. From here on, abstract landscapes became his main subject, rendered time and again as an amalgamation of colours and textures. — PTI