ram kumar was an indian artist and writer who has been described as one of india's foremost abstract painters. he was associated with the progressive artist's group along with greats like m.f. hussain, tyeb mehta, s.h. raza. he is said to be one of the first indian artists to give up figurativism for abstract art. his art commands high prices in the domestic and international market. his work "the vagabond" fetched $1.1 million at chri…