Monday, June 30, 2014

Flower Garden - George Beven



George Beven (Born 1930 ) is a renowned Sri Lankan artist. His paintings capture the beauty of Sri Lanka as he sees and feels.
Flower Garden
Signed and dated 1993
Acrylic on Paper
46 x 64 cm

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Trincomalee - Carl Wagn


Carl Wagn was a Danish artist who was in Ceylon in the late 1940s and did many landscapes of the island. This is unquestionably his finest work.
Signed and dated 1948
Oil on Canvas
57 x 42 cm

Evening at the Beach - Ivan Peries




Ivan Peries (1921 – 1988)  was a Sri Lankan painter, and a founder member of the 43 Group.
Evening on the Beach
Signed and dated 1976
Oil on Board

Under the Night Sky - Ivan Peries



Ivan Peries (1921 – 1988)  was a Sri Lankan painter, and a founder member of the 43 Group.
Under the Night Sky
Signed and dated 1970
Oil on board
61 x 47 cm

Seevali Maha Rahathan Wahanse - Solias Mendis



Walimuni Solias Mendis (1897 – 1975) was a renowned Sri Lankan artist primarily known for his temple paintings, accomplished in a neo-classical style.
Seevali Maha Rahathan Wahanse
Signed
Watercolor

Shanties by the Canal - G. S. Fernando



Gamwasi Senarath Fernando (1904 - 1990) was one of Ceylon's foremost watercolorists and poster artists.
Shanties by the Canal
Signed, 1960s
Watercolor
30 x 40 cm

Fisherman - G. S. Fernando



Gamwasi Senarath Fernando (1904 - 1990) was one of Ceylon's foremost watercolorists and poster artists.
Fisherman
Signed, 1960s
Watercolor
30 x 40 cm

Untitled Abstract - George Claessen



George Claessen (1909 - 1999) was another Sri Lankan artist who was a founder member of the 43 Group.
Abstract
Signed and dated 1980
Acrylic on Paper



Men and Trees - Ivan Peries



Ivan Peries (1921 – 1988)  was a Sri Lankan painter, and a founder member of the 43 Group.
Men and Trees
Signed and dated 1976
Watercolor
50 x 72 cm

Sigiriya - G. S. Fernando



Gamwasi Senarath Fernando (1904 - 1990) was one of Ceylon's foremost watercolorists and poster artists.
Sigiriya
Signed, 1960s
Watercolor
30 x 40 cm

Three Women - George Keyt



George Keyt (1901 – 1993) was yet another founder member of the 43 Group. He is often considered Sri Lanka's most distinguished modern painter.
Three Women
Signed, 1973
Oil on Canvas
64 x 64 cm

An Evening Stroll - A. C. G. S. Amarasekera



Gate Mudaliyar Abraham Christopher Gregory Suriachi Amarasekara (1883-1983) was one of Ceylon's first well known artists. In addition, he was an art teacher and an amateur magician.
An Evening Stroll
Signed and dated 1922
Watercolor

Nude - George Claessen



George Claessen (1909 - 1999) was another Sri Lankan artist who was a founder member of the 43 Group.
Nude
Signed and dated 1980
India Ink on  Paper

Paddy Fields - Donald Ramanayake



Donald Ramanayake (1920 - 1993) was one of Sri Lanka's most gifted landscape artists.
Paddy Fields
Signed
Oil on board

Portrait - Richard Gabriel



Richard Gabriel was a founder member of the 43 Group.
Portrait of Martin Wickramasinghe
Signed and dated 1974
Oil on Canvas
76 x 120 cm

Portrait - David Paynter



David Shillingford Paynter RA, OBE (1900–1975), was an internationally renowned Sri Lankan painter.
Portrait of Martin Wickramasinghe
Signed and dated 1961
Oil on Canvas
92 x 152 cm

Woman - Ivan Peiris


Ivan Peries (1921 – 1988)  was a Sri Lankan painter, and a founder member of the 43 Group.
Woman
Signed and dated 1974
Oil on Board

Batticoloa Lagoon - Carl Wagn


Carl Wagn was a Danish artist who was in Ceylon in the late 1940s and did many landscapes of the island.
Batticoloa Lagoon
Signed and dated 1948
Oil on Canvas
57 x 42 cm