Ram Rahman
Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report

Ram Rahman

Indian · b. 1955

Profile
46
34–51 band

Discovery profile: representation network

Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 11, 2026.

Overall46

Composite Codex score

Institutional59

Museums/acquisitions may be sparse

Market11

Thin auction dataset expected

Momentum0

Recent activity and interest

Representation27

Gallery and exhibition traction

Codex Rank#9,452Established
Exhibitions00 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal44 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$5.0KPhotographs · 1 priced
Sell-through—Recent 3-year market
Social Signals—Audience percentile vs tracked artists

Signal summary

Ram Rahman: representation network. Auction and institutional fields are sparse, so this report emphasizes traction signals rather than market depth.

Observed evidence: 1 current gallery relationship: Chemould Prescott Road.
Data gaps: Thin auction dataset (1 tracked lot). No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months.

Representation

Institutional holdings

Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art

Recent Exhibitions

  • No exhibition history recordedConfirm manually before using externally

Market profile

Category-aware market read: Photographs median: $5.0K (1 priced). Sell-through: —. Historical record: $5.0K at Christie's (Sep 21, 2022).
Annual median hammer price, USD
$5.0K$2.5K$0
$5.0K
2022

Education & awards

  • No education/prize records in CodexCheck CV and gallery documentation

Press Signals

  • No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage

Publications

  • No publications trackedNo monographs or catalogs recorded in Codex

Peer bands

Peer bands intentionally exclude historical/deceased artists. Each list is a contemporary cohort for one specific question: pricing, career trajectory, or practice context.

Price Band Peers

Comparable contemporary artists clustered around $5K–10K in photographs.

Global
  1. Mikhael Subotzky#262 · Photographs · $5K–10K · Goodman Gallery #26 · Career stage unknownphotography · $5K–10K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  2. Mark Leckey#333 · Photographs · $5K–10K · Gladstone #10 · Mid-careerphotography · $5K–10K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  3. Shirana Shahbazi#1,391 · Photographs · Under $5K · Galerie Peter Kilchmann #96 · Mid-careerphotography · Under $5K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  4. Olivo Barbieri#1,887 · Photographs · $5K–10K · Yancey Richardson #31 · Early/mid-careerphotography · $5K–10K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  5. Cang Xin#2,429 · Photographs · $5K–10K · 10 Chancery Lane Gallery #193 · Early/mid-careerphotography · $5K–10K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  6. Nina Katchadourian#2,526 · Photographs · $5K–10K · Pace #2 · Mid-careerphotography · $5K–10K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  7. Sebastiaan Bremer#2,955 · Photographs · Under $5K · Edwynn Houk Gallery #133 · Early/mid-careerphotography · Under $5K photographs · 2 recent/priced lots
  8. Christopher Makos#3,182 · Photographs · $5K–10K · Fahey/Klein Gallery #84 · Emergingphotography · $5K–10K photographs · 2 recent/priced lots
  9. Cressida Campbell#3,374 · Photographs · Under $5K · Art & Collectors #150 · Career stage unknownphotography · Under $5K photographs · 1 recent/priced lots
  10. Ram Rahman
Regional
  1. Rashid Rana#601 · Photographs · $10K–25K · Lisson Gallery #7 · Early/mid-careerphotography · $10K–25K photographs · 2 recent/priced lots
  2. Ram Rahman

Career Stage Peers

Contemporary artists at a similar tracked career stage (career stage unknown).

Global
  1. Baiju Parthan#2,611 · Art Alive Gallery #126 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  2. Gauri Gill#3,056 · James Cohan #34 · Emergingemerging · 5 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  3. Huma Mulji#3,264 · Project 88 #1,163 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  4. Wang Huangsheng 王璜生#3,314 · 3812 Gallery #762 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  5. Amar Kanwar#3,319 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careermid-career · 22 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  6. Tino Sehgal#3,545 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careermid-career · 17 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  7. Balraj Khanna#3,582 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  8. Al Hirschfeld#3,584 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  9. Luis Jimenez#3,605 · Flatbed Press #288 · Established contemporaryestablished contemporary · 34 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  10. Ram Rahman
Regional
  1. Anita Dube#1,771 · Vadehra Art Gallery #77 · Emergingemerging · 3 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  2. Manu Parekh#2,120 · Art Alive Gallery #126 · Established contemporaryestablished contemporary · 31 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  3. Ranbir Kaleka#2,156 · Vadehra Art Gallery #77 · Early/mid-careerearly/mid-career · 7 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  4. Baiju Parthan#2,611 · Art Alive Gallery #126 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  5. Gauri Gill#3,056 · James Cohan #34 · Emergingemerging · 5 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  6. Huma Mulji#3,264 · Project 88 #1,163 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  7. Amar Kanwar#3,319 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careermid-career · 22 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  8. Tino Sehgal#3,545 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careermid-career · 17 yrs since first tracked solo/show
  9. Balraj Khanna#3,582 · Career stage unknowncareer stage unknown
  10. Ram Rahman

Practice / Medium Peers

Artists with similar medium/practice signals; price and rank are secondary checks.

Global
  1. Rashid Rana#601 · Photographs · $10K–25K · Lisson Gallery #7 · Early/mid-careerphotography · shared regional context · #601 Codex rank
  2. Gauri Gill#3,056 · James Cohan #34 · Emergingshared regional context · #3,056 Codex rank
  3. Huma Mulji#3,264 · Project 88 #1,163 · Career stage unknownshared regional context · #3,264 Codex rank
  4. Amar Kanwar#3,319 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careershared regional context · #3,319 Codex rank
  5. Tino Sehgal#3,545 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careershared regional context · #3,545 Codex rank
  6. Klea McKenna#3,581 · Photographs · $10K–25K · Lee Eugean Gallery #1,182 · Early/mid-careerphotography · #3,581 Codex rank
  7. Balraj Khanna#3,582 · Career stage unknownshared regional context · #3,582 Codex rank
  8. Luis Gonzalez Palma#3,599 · Photographs · Under $5K · Lisa Sette Gallery #909 · Career stage unknownphotography · #3,599 Codex rank
  9. Miao Xiaochun#3,614 · Photographs · Under $5K · Eli Klein Gallery #377 · Mid-careerphotography · #3,614 Codex rank
  10. Ram Rahman
Regional
  1. Rashid Rana#601 · Photographs · $10K–25K · Lisson Gallery #7 · Early/mid-careerphotography · shared regional context · #601 Codex rank
  2. Manu Parekh#2,120 · Art Alive Gallery #126 · Established contemporaryshared regional context · #2,120 Codex rank
  3. Ranbir Kaleka#2,156 · Vadehra Art Gallery #77 · Early/mid-careershared regional context · #2,156 Codex rank
  4. Baiju Parthan#2,611 · Art Alive Gallery #126 · Career stage unknownshared regional context · #2,611 Codex rank
  5. Gauri Gill#3,056 · James Cohan #34 · Emergingshared regional context · #3,056 Codex rank
  6. Huma Mulji#3,264 · Project 88 #1,163 · Career stage unknownshared regional context · #3,264 Codex rank
  7. Amar Kanwar#3,319 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careershared regional context · #3,319 Codex rank
  8. Tino Sehgal#3,545 · Marian Goodman Gallery #11 · Mid-careershared regional context · #3,545 Codex rank
  9. Balraj Khanna#3,582 · Career stage unknownshared regional context · #3,582 Codex rank
  10. Ram Rahman

Selected works

Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.

Museum Acquisitions

Top 3
MoMA
Safdar Hashmi Funeral, Delhi
Safdar Hashmi Funeral, Delhi, 1989
Acquired 2018
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Capital Studios, Connaught Place, Delhi
Capital Studios, Connaught Place, Delhi, 1986
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
MoMA
Gate Hyderabad
Gate Hyderabad, 1983
Acquired 2018
Gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Top 1
Christie's
M.F. Husain Paints a Horse, Delhi
M.F. Husain Paints a Horse, Delhi, 1996
$5,040
Sep 2022
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