Ram Kumar, 1924 to 2018, Indian, acrylic painting on paper depicting an abstract landscape. Dated 1996. Inscribed on the backside. The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity. Born in 1924 in Simla, Ram Kumar was among Indias leading modernists. He studied Economics at St. Stephens College, New Delhi, in 1946. Following this, he went to Paris to study painting under Andre Lhote and Fernard Leger in 1949 to 1952. Ram Kumar, like many of his confreres among the first generation of post colonial Indian artists including such figures as F N Souza, M F Husain, Paritosh Sen, Jehangir Sabavala, Krishen Khanna, S H Raza and Akbar Padamsee combined an internationalist desire with the need to belong emphatically to their homeland. In its internationalist mood, this generation looked to the early 20th century modernisms of Paris, London and Vienna for inspiration. One of a kind artwork. Modern and Contemporary Oriental Modernist South Asian Art and Collectibles.