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Painting

1982-1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ivan Peries was born in Sri Lanka in 1931. Peries' work has largely grown out of his preoccupation with the idealisation of the Ceylonese landscape. The artist was part of the 43 Group, an art group which took inspiration from international art movements based in Paris and London as well as Santiniketan. Members of the group included painters George Keyt and Richard Gabriel. The 43 Group artists were able to create a more secular painting tradition than the one supported by the Ceylon Society of Arts. The artist died in 1969.

The painting depicts a single standing figure in a long blue robe, one arm crooked. He stands against a mottled blotted background within a heavy ablong border of dark purplish blue. This painting is part of a larger series of paintings begun in 1982. The sense of continuity is preserved partly by inscribing all works '82' regardless of the actual date of execution. The subject is derived from a number of sources; in part from the saints of the Christian tradition, in part from figures observed in his native village and in part it represents the artist himself.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in acrylic on paper
Brief description
Painting, standing saint, by Ivan Peries, acrylic on paper, Sri Lanka, 1982-1984
Physical description
This painting, in acrylic on paper, depicts a single standing figure in a long blue robe, one arm crooked. The figure stands against a mottled blotted background within a heavy oblong border of dark purplish blue. With IS 51 to 53-1985 one of a large series of paintings begun in 1982 and still in progress. The sense of continuity is preserved partly by inscribing all works '82' regardless of the actual date of execution. The subject is derived from a number of sources; in part from the saints of the Christian tradition, in part from figures observed in his village and in part it represents the artist himself.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Width: 20.9cm
1985 dimensions are from the accession register.
Content description
A standing saint.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ip' (Signed in ball-point pen upper left )
  • '82' (dated upper right )
Object history
Purchased from artist. Rp 85/536
For further information on his technique and background of these works, see the report 'A Visit to Ivan Peries' on Rp 85/536
Historical context
Ivan Peries was born in Sri Lanka in 1931. Peries' work has largely grown out of his preoccupation with the idealisation of the Ceylonese landscape. The artist was part of the 43 Group, an art group which took inspiration from international art movements based in Paris and London as well as Santiniketan. Members of the group included painters George Keyt and Richard Gabriel. The 43 Group artists were able to create a more secular painting tradition than the one supported by the Ceylon Society of Arts. The artist died in 1969.
Subject depicted
Summary
Ivan Peries was born in Sri Lanka in 1931. Peries' work has largely grown out of his preoccupation with the idealisation of the Ceylonese landscape. The artist was part of the 43 Group, an art group which took inspiration from international art movements based in Paris and London as well as Santiniketan. Members of the group included painters George Keyt and Richard Gabriel. The 43 Group artists were able to create a more secular painting tradition than the one supported by the Ceylon Society of Arts. The artist died in 1969.

The painting depicts a single standing figure in a long blue robe, one arm crooked. He stands against a mottled blotted background within a heavy ablong border of dark purplish blue. This painting is part of a larger series of paintings begun in 1982. The sense of continuity is preserved partly by inscribing all works '82' regardless of the actual date of execution. The subject is derived from a number of sources; in part from the saints of the Christian tradition, in part from figures observed in his native village and in part it represents the artist himself.
Collection
Accession number
IS.50-1985

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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