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Apr 17, 1901 Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka Died on 01 Jan 1993 (aged 91)
Sri Lankan painter
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About George Keyt
- George Keyt, (17 April 1901 – 31 July 1993) was a Sri Lankan painter.
- He is often considered Sri Lanka's most distinguished modern painter.
- Keyt's dominant style is influenced by cubism.
- He also claimed to be influenced by his contemporary Henri Matisse and the ancient Buddhist art and sculpture of Nagarjunakonda, Sanchi and Gandhara.
- The Jataka tales formed a recurring theme in many of his works.In addition to being a painter, Keyt was a poet.
- He outlined his perceptions and practice as a painter in a few essays on the vision of the painter.
- One of his most notable literary works is his translation of the Gita Govinda into English (Bombay, 1940) and Sinhalese.
- These translations were illustrated by his own line drawings (see Martin Russell collection and Amerasinghe-Ganendra collections).
