George Keyt (Sri Lankan, 1901-1993) Untitled (Woman with a Vase)The Collection of Dr. Sandran WaranGeorge Keyt (Sri Lankan, 1901-1993)Untitled (Woman with a Vase) signed 'G Keyt' 71 upper leftoil on canvas, framed98 x 60.3cm (38 9/16 x 23 3/4in).ProvenanceAcquired from Plate Loft Gallery, Sri Lanka in 2005."The lyric painting of George Keyt is sensuous Indian poetry brought to canvas. Like earlier Indian painters of Rajasthan and the Punjab Hills, and M. F. Husain after him, Keyt takes as his primary theme woman as the focus of man's concern. He paints her in flat planes, with bounding lines and rich warmth of colour. His idiom occasionally carries in it a hint of Picasso but is, once again, in direct line with the traditional styles of Central India, Mewar, and Basohli. But the originality of Keyt's inspiration is undoubted, and his work remains uniquely his own." (R. Bartholomew and S. S. Kapur, Husain, Abrams, New York, 1972, p. 27)For a similar work sold at Sotheby's see Indian and South East Asian Art, New York, 29th March 2006, lot 10.