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The '43 Group was a school of modern mid 20th century painting in Sri Lanka, established in 1943. The group was essentially an association of like-minded painters who had broken away from the Ceylon Society of Arts, led by photographer and critic [[Lionel Wendt]], including key members Harry Pieris, [[George Keyt]], [[Ivan Peries]] and |
The '43 Group was a school of modern mid 20th century painting in Sri Lanka, established in 1943. The group was essentially an association of like-minded painters who had broken away from the Ceylon Society of Arts, led by photographer and critic [[Lionel Wendt]], including key members Harry Pieris, [[George Keyt]], Justin Daraniyagala, [[Ivan Peries]] and George Claessen.<ref>www.artsrilanka.org/43group, Modern Art in Sri Lanka, Albert Dharmasiri</ref> The paintings of the group constituted a historic break in Sri Lankan and, more generally, South Asian tradition. Their principal contribution was the absorption and adaptation of the modern movement in Europe, and their application of this to their contemporary Sri Lankan experience.<ref>'Ivan Peries, Paintings 1938 - 88', Prof. Senake Bandaranayake and Manel Fonseka, Tamarind Publications, Columbo 1996</ref> |
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The '43 Group was a school of modern mid 20th century painting in Sri Lanka, established in 1943. The group was essentially an association of like-minded painters who had broken away from the Ceylon Society of Arts, led by photographer and critic Lionel Wendt, including key members Harry Pieris, George Keyt, Justin Daraniyagala, Ivan Peries and George Claessen.[1] The paintings of the group constituted a historic break in Sri Lankan and, more generally, South Asian tradition. Their principal contribution was the absorption and adaptation of the modern movement in Europe, and their application of this to their contemporary Sri Lankan experience.[2]