Ritu Raj — Studio Census: 253 Works, 9 Collections, 7 Years
253 Original Works complete catalog
9 Collections distinct bodies of work
29 Works Sold ~11.5% of catalog
76 Artists Referenced across 6 centuries
7 Years of Practice full-time since 2020
01 ·

The Collections

Abstract Inquiry
76
Ephemeral Atmospheres
65
Organic Movement
56
Geometric Splendor
33
Black & White
26
Out of Darkness
16
Hand-Painted Photography
15
Pop Art
13
Ferrari Capsule
5

Sold · by collection

Black & White
23% 6
Organic Movement
21% 12
Geometric Splendor
18% 6
Ephemeral Atmospheres
9% 6
Abstract Inquiry
7% 5
Out of Darkness
0
Photography
0
Pop Art
0

Organic Movement leads in absolute sell-through (12 works). Geometric Splendor and Black & White share the highest rate — each at 18–23% of their collection sold.

02 ·

Output by Year

2020
27
5 sold
2021
22
3 sold
2022
23
1 sold
2023 ◆
61
5 sold
2024
42
7 sold
2025 ✦
54
6 sold
2026 …
28
in progress
Total output
Sold works
Organic Movement era
Year in progress
03 ·

Scale & Format

Extra Large — 7ft and above

My Planet 9 × 7ft
Summer Lilies 9 × 6ft
Moon Over Lake 7 × 7ft
Unraveling / Politics 4 × 12ft diptych

Large — 5–6ft works (most common)

6 × 6ft
6 × 5ft
6 × 4ft
5 × 6ft
5 × 5ft
5 × 4ft

Medium — 4ft works

4 × 4ft
4 × 3ft

Small — Under 3ft (works on wood & intimate canvases)

3 × 2.5ft
3 × 3ft

The most-painted format is 6ft × 4ft — tall and commanding, designed for walls that breathe. Over 60% of the catalog is large-scale or extra-large. Ritu paints for rooms, not shelves.

Frequency by Format

6ft × 4ft
20
4ft × 4ft
24
6ft × 6ft
18
5ft × 5ft
16
5ft × 4ft
8
6ft × 5ft
5
4ft × 3ft
4
7ft × 7ft
2
9ft formats
2
4ft × 12ft diptych
2
Under 3ft
3

~65%

large-scale

~30%

medium format

~5%

intimate scale

04 ·

The Color Spectrum

Palette frequency across 253 cataloged works (colors per painting counted individually)

Black
White
Gold
Blue
Red
Sienna
Gray
Green
Pink
Purple
Teal
Orange
Linen
68 works

Black / Charcoal

68

most-used single tone

65 works

White / Bone / Ivory

65

presence, not emptiness

58 works

Gold / Ochre / Yellow

58

the studio's signature

52 works

Cobalt / Indigo / Blue

52

depth and distance

48 works

Crimson / Red / Rust

48

tension and heat

42 works

Sienna / Terracotta

42

earth, desert, origin

38 works

Gray / Silver

38

restraint and weight

31 works

Green / Sage / Moss

31

organic, alive, growing

28 works

Pink / Blush / Rose

28

intimacy and vulnerability

24 works

Purple / Violet

24

reverie and mystery

22 works

Teal / Turquoise

22

water, depth, coolness

20 works

Orange / Amber

20

fire, warmth, urgency

Color by Mood · Collection Signature Palettes

Abstract Inquiry

Ink, gold, crimson, cobalt — a dialogue between structure and intuition

Organic Movement

Sage, sienna, gold, black — earth and surrender, nature on canvas

Ephemeral Atmospheres

Indigo, blush, gold, violet — dream, weather, the light just before

Black & White

Charcoal, smoke, arctic white, and the occasional red rupture

Out of Darkness

Deep umber, gold threads, sienna heat — emergence from shadow

Geometric Splendor

Ochre, sage, gold, umber — geometry as devotion, color as order

05 ·

76 Artists in Conversation

Abstract Roots

Mark Rothko
Jackson Pollock
Franz Kline
Joan Mitchell
Helen Frankenthaler
Cy Twombly
Sam Francis
Lee Krasner
Philip Guston
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Emil Nolde
Jean Dubuffet
Kazuo Shiraga
Joan Jonas
Bridget Riley
Terry Winters
Albert Oehlen
Elizabeth Murray

Minimalist · Conceptual

Agnes Martin
Ad Reinhardt
Ellsworth Kelly
Donald Judd
Robert Ryman
Pierre Soulages
Jasper Johns
Joseph Kosuth
Kazimir Malevich
René Magritte
Marcel Broodthaers
Frank Stella
Sean Scully
Robert Mangold
Barnett Newman
John Baldessari
James Turrell

International Contemporary

Julie Mehretu
Gerhard Richter
Yayoi Kusama
Beatriz Milhazes
Anish Kapoor
Olafur Eliasson
Marlene Dumas
Hilma af Klint
Etel Adnan
Takashi Murakami
Kenny Scharf
Paul Klee
Antoni Tàpies
Sarah Morris
Anselm Kiefer
El Anatsui
Olga de Amaral
Joan Miró

Landscape · Body · Other

Georgia O'Keeffe
Richard Diebenkorn
Peter Doig
J.M.W. Turner
Vija Celmins
Wolf Kahn
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Tracey Emin
Louise Bourgeois
Francis Bacon
Yves Klein
Mark Bradford
Robert Rauschenberg
David Hockney
Rachel Whiteread
Rosie Lee Tompkins
Mark Lombardi
76

Unique artists

6

Centuries spanned

4

Artistic traditions