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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.\r\n\r\nIn this static and somewhat 'religiously quiet' painting we see the silhouttes of two figures seated on the ground, facing towards each other. The figure on the left in yellowish robe, that on the right brown and blue. The two figures are highly stylized and are set against a pale bluish ground. The scene is framed by a heavily blotted brown border.","physicalDescription":"Painting, in acrylic on paper, two saints; silhouttes of two seated figures seated on the ground, facing towards each other. The figure on the left in yellowish robe, that on the right brown and blue. 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