
Priya Singh
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Sold for £7,680 inc. premium
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Property from a private collection, Netherlands;
Acquired from a European collection.
In my work, I have painted the woman. - George Keyt.
'Keyt's depiction of women takes several forms. He portrays them singly, in groups or with a lover...In Keyt's eyes the woman was part of the poetry of love. Throughout the course of his life, he would explore the idea of love in all of its many aspects - contemplation, desire and longing, anguish and ardour, passion and sex. Like an all consuming passion, it evolved and grew, eventually becoming an overriding theme.' (SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, George Keyt-The Absence of a Desired Image, 2023, pg. 341.)
To see a similar work sold in these rooms see Bonhams, Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, 26th July - 6th August 2024.