George Keyt
Untitled (Nayika), Circa 1950s
Oil on canvas laid on board
40.6 x 40.6 cm
16 x 16 in
16 x 16 in
Signed 'G KEYT' lower right
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“…George Keyt is a total artist: the man and painter are so firmly fused that his work radiates an inner glow of perception and sensory warmth. His is not the...
“…George Keyt is a total artist: the man and painter are so firmly fused that his work radiates an inner glow of perception and sensory warmth. His is not the art of the moment, for Keyt is a monumental man and mind…”
"I can only assert that I have always been impelled to continue the Indian tradition in the idiom of today. It is said that my work is stamped with individuality which is perhaps true considering that the nature of my effort places me outside any conformity with groups and schools."
George Keyt, quoted in the introduction to his exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, 1974
"I can only assert that I have always been impelled to continue the Indian tradition in the idiom of today. It is said that my work is stamped with individuality which is perhaps true considering that the nature of my effort places me outside any conformity with groups and schools."
George Keyt, quoted in the introduction to his exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, 1974
Provenance
The Collection of Dr Lal Jayawardena and Dr Kumari Jayawardena;Acquired from the above in 2001;
Private British Collection
