George Keyt The Absence Of A Desired Image

George Keyt The Absence Of A Desired Image is the latest and by far most comprehensive study of Sri Lankas preeminent painter, George Keyt: The Absence of a Desired Image.

Authored by Dr SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, Sri Lankas leading art historian, and published by the Taprobane Collection, one of Sri Lankas most extensive collections of art, George Keyt: The Absence of a Desired Image places Keyt in the context of his times, focusing on areas that have not been studied in relation to his career. The book features paintings, photographs, illustrations, and images hitherto unpublished and archive material hitherto undocumented in previous studies on Keyt.

Crucially, it features interviews with people who knew or knew of Keyt, including the historian K. M. de Silva and the American anthropologist Ellen Dissanayake, as well as Dr Sarath Amunugama, Godfrey Gunatilleke, Tilak Samarawickrema, and Keyt’s daughter Diana.