Lot 16: Ranjit Fernando (Sri Lankan, circa 1951)

Ranjit Fernando (Sri Lankan, circa 1951)
Harbour
signed and dated 'Fernando 51' (lower left)
oil on canvas
22 x 30 in. (55.8 x 76.2 cm.)

Sri Lanka, Colombo Exhibition Centre, International exhibition of paintings, 1952

with Harry Peiris

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A member of The '43 Group, Sri Lanka's most internationally renowned art movement. Combining a local sentiment with an international idiom Ranjit Fernando sought to realise the artistic potential of the ancient myths and legends of the Buddhists and the Hindus, which received little attention from most Westernized intellectuals.