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Ram Kumar (b. 1924)
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ram Kumar
- Untitled (Beige and Black)
- Signed and dated in Devanagari lower left
- Oil on canvas
- 33 1/8 by 30 1/8 in. (84.1 by 76.6 cm.)
- Painted in 1975
Provenance
Previously in the collection of Samuel and Hope Efron, Washington D.C.
Condition
Minor craquelure in areas with thick impasto. Slight cracking and loss to thick beige impasto at top center. Small blue stains above bottom edge, possibly inherent. Frame: Chips and nicks to frame.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
'Ram Kumar addressed himself to the formal aberrations of mismatched planes, jamming the horizontal perspective against top views inspired by site-mapping and aerial photography, and locking the muddy, impasto-built riverbank constructions into a Cubist geometrical analysis. Gradually, the architecture drained away from his canvasses: society itself passed from his concerns, until, during the late 1960’s, his paintings assumed the character of abstractionist hymns to nature.' (R. Hoskote, Ram Kumar: Recent Works, SaffronArt & Pundole Art Gallery exhibition catalogue, May - July 2002, p. 6.)