Contemporary Figurative
Ramchandra Kharatmal
A realist painter known for his sensitive, disciplined handling of form and light. A full-time freelance artist, he has spent over two decades building a practice rooted in close observation and emotional nuance, capturing the quiet poetry of everyday subjects.
Working with a fixed light source, rich palettes, and controlled contrast, Kharatmal renders form with precision while infusing it with deeper meaning — sometimes as simple and powerful as the story held in a pair of weathered hands. Inspired by the warmth of an old, hand-stitched quilt, his paintings weave together memory, emotion, and visual rhythm, giving each composition a timeless, immersive quality.
His subjects range widely — figurative studies of women rendered with quiet dignity, rural and village life, mythological and devotional themes such as Ganesha, Nandi, and Hanuman, and portraits that dwell on gesture and expression rather than likeness alone. Many works draw on a recurring "Beauty" series, exploring femininity through ornament, posture, and colour, while others reinterpret masters like Mucha and Gauguin through his own quilt-inspired visual language. He frequently works in acrylic and charcoal on canvas, using layered strokes and textured surfaces to build depth, and occasionally turns to watercolour for looser, more spontaneous studies, particularly of animals like bulls and horses.
Across genres, his paintings share a common thread: a stillness that invites the viewer to linger, and a use of colour that feels less decorative than remembered — as though each canvas holds onto something personal even as it depicts the everyday.
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Works by Ramchandra Kharatmal
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Acrylic & Charcoal on CanvasThe New Ragmala Miniature MuseRamchandra S Kharatmal
48 x 30 inchesRegular price ₹245,000Regular price₹Sale price ₹245,000 
Acrylic on CanvasArt Nouveau DeviRamchandra S Kharatmal
60 x 40 inchesRegular price ₹428,750Regular price₹Sale price ₹428,750
Acrylic on CanvasSilent BloomRamchandra S Kharatmal
54 x 24 inchesRegular price ₹220,500Regular price₹Sale price ₹220,500
Acrylic & Charcoal on CanvasAmodini_The Silent BloomRamchandra S Kharatmal
24 x 24 inchesRegular price ₹97,650Regular price₹Sale price ₹97,650
Acrylic on CanvasDancing beautys The Graceful MirrorRamchandra S Kharatmal
30 x 30 inchesRegular price ₹153,125Regular price₹Sale price ₹153,125
Acrylic on CanvasThe Timeless BeautyRamchandra S Kharatmal
48 x 48 inchesRegular price ₹391,650Regular price₹Sale price ₹391,650
Acrylic on CanvasFortress Of MemoryRamchandra S Kharatmal
36 x 36 inchesRegular price ₹220,500Regular price₹Sale price ₹220,500
Acrylic on CanvasSanctity in the CourtyardRamchandra S Kharatmal
36 x 12 inchesRegular price ₹73,500Regular price₹Sale price ₹73,500
