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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\nThe painting depicts the compact silhouette of a seated figure. Its bulk extends on all sides thus touching the enclosing painted border. This painting is one of a large series of paintings (IS 50 to 53-1985) 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.","physicalDescription":"Painting, in acrylic on paper, a compact silhouette of a seated figure. Its bulk extends on all sides to touch the enclosing painted border.\r\n\r\nWith IS 50 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. 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