Ivan Peries Sold at Auction Prices

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988). Untitled. oil on board 10 x 21 in. (25.4 x 53.3 cm

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988). Untitled. oil on board 10 x 21 in. (25.4 x 53.3 cm.).

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988). Untitled. oil on board 10 x 21 in. (25.4 x 53.3 cm

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988). Untitled. oil on board 10 x 21 in. (25.4 x 53.3 cm.).

Ivan Peries (1921-1988) Untitled (The Face)

Ivan Peries (1921-1988) Untitled (The Face) signed and dated 'IP 80' lower right watercolour on paper, framed 27.7 x 19.2cm (10 7/8 x 7 9/16in).

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988) Untitled oil on canvas laid on board 20 x 30 in. (

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988) Untitled oil on canvas laid on board 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan, 1921-1988) Untitled (Coastal Scene)

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan, 1921-1988) Untitled (Coastal Scene) signed and dated 'Ivan Peries 1960' lower right watercolour on paper, framed 36.3 x 52.8cm (14 5/16 x 20 13/16in).

§ Ivan Peries (1921-1988)

§ Ivan Peries (1921-1988) Half-length portrait of a woman inscribed and signed 'Kurukūlasuriya / Ivan Peries' (upper centre) oil on card laid to board 73 x 60cm Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist during the 1980s

§ Ivan Peries (1921-1988)

§ Ivan Peries (1921-1988) Seated figure in a landscape signed with initials (lower right) oil on paper laid to board 53 x 78cm Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist during the 1980s Although he is today considered to be one of Sri Lanka’s most esteemed artists, it was during his self-imposed exile in England, oscillating between Southend-on-Sea and London, that Ivan Peries cultivated his distinctive and painterly lexicon. Despite this cultural dislocation, Peries’ work is idiomatically Sri Lankan and thus is celebrated for its adroit description of the lived Ceylonese experience. Born in Dehiwala, the largest suburb of Colombo, Peries received his early training under David Paynter in the early 1940s and, later, under Harry Pieris. The relationship between Ivan Peries and Harry Pieris would ultimately mature into a lifelong friendship and conduit for reciprocal artistic discussion and inspiration. Indeed, the pair, alongside a cadre of likeminded Sri Lankan artists, including Justin Daraniyagala, George Keyt and, the nucleus of the group, Lionel Wendt, established the ‘43 Group’ in Colombo in 1943. A creative and intellectual collective bound by ideology rather than by stylistic attributes, the '43 Group' represented those artists who had found themselves ostracised from the Ceylon Society of Arts. Unlike the Ceylon Society, which had become entrenched in perpetuating a rigid and archaic framework for painting, the '43 Group' aimed to absorb European artistic practices, including expressionism and post-impressionism, within the fabric of traditional Ceylonese painting to create a synthesised, and previously unseen, brand of Sri Lankan modernism. In their home country, the members of the '43 group' were treated with suspicion and, on occasion, outright hostility, with critics bemoaning the degeneration and spiritual bankruptcy of the artists. In Europe, however, the group were generally well received, both as a collective and as individual artists. Peries first left Sri Lanka for England in 1946 when he was awarded a scholarship to train at St Johns Wood School of Art. After a brief return to Colombo, Peries, amidst the political ferment of his homeland and frustrated by the obstinancy of the Ceylon art scene, returned to settle permanently in the United Kingdom in 1953. Although he had found himself more than 5000 miles from his homeland and working a series of poorly paid jobs to support his practice, Peries’ collective body of work can be viewed as a protracted and nuanced meditation upon Ceylonese life and history. Finely distilled in palette and emotion, the present lot is typical of Peries’ work. Inspired by the paintings of Fra Angelico, Peries’ work is celebrated for its monastic austerity and quietly contemplative character. Today, it can be found in major collections throughout Europe and Sri Lanka, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, the Petit Palais, Paris, and the Sapumal Foundation, Colombo.

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Seated Figures, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 20 x 27 cm (mount: 41 x 49 cm) initialled lower left a...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Seated Figures, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 20 x 27 cm (mount: 41 x 49 cm) initialled lower left and dated lower right | Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Standing Figure, 1981 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 27 x 20.5 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and date...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Standing Figure, 1981 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 27 x 20.5 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated lower right | Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Standing Figures, 1982 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 32 x 26.5 cm (mount: 54 x 48 cm) initialled and date...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Standing Figures, 1982 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 32 x 26.5 cm (mount: 54 x 48 cm) initialled and dated upper right right | Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Seated Figure, 1982 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 18.5 x 24 cm (mount: 31 x 40 cm) initialled and dated l...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Seated Figure, 1982 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 18.5 x 24 cm (mount: 31 x 40 cm) initialled and dated lower left. Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Seated Man I, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 25.5 x 21 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated l...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Seated Man I, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 25.5 x 21 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated lower left. Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) The Face, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 28 x 20 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated lower r...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) The Face, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 28 x 20 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated lower right. Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Standing Figure, 1981 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 29 x 19 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated ...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Standing Figure, 1981 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 29 x 19 cm (mount: 49 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated lower left. Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Praying Figures, 1981 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 20 x 27 cm (mount: 41 x 49 cm ) initialled and dated ...

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988) Praying Figures, 1981 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 20 x 27 cm (mount: 41 x 49 cm ) initialled and dated lower left. Provenance: Private Collection, Sri Lanka; inherited by descent

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988) Meditating Figure, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 20 x 27 cm (mount: 28 x 38 cm ) initialled and date...

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988) Meditating Figure, 1980 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 20 x 27 cm (mount: 28 x 38 cm ) initialled and dated lower left

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988) Kneeling Figure, 1979 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 27 x 21 cm (mount: 51 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated ...

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988) Kneeling Figure, 1979 watercolour (mounted/unframed) 27 x 21 cm (mount: 51 x 41 cm ) initialled and dated upper left

Work on paper, Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan/Indian, 1921-1988), Untitled (Figure Squatting), watercolor on paper, signed upper right, sight: 10.5"h x 7.75"w, overall (with frame): 19"h x 15.75"w

Work on paper, Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan/Indian, 1921-1988), Untitled (Figure Squatting), watercolor on paper, signed upper right, sight: 10.5"h x 7.75"w, overall (with frame): 19"h x 15.75"w

Work on paper, Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan/Indian, 1921-1988), Untitled (Figure Squatting), watercolor on paper, signed upper right, sight: 10.5"h x 7.75"w, overall (with frame): 19"h x 15.75"w

Watercolor, Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan/Indian, 1921-1988), Untitled (Figure Squatting), watercolor on paper, signed upper right, sight: 10.5"h x 7.75"w, overall (with frame): 19"h x 15.75"w

Watercolor, Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan/Indian, 1921-1988), Monk, 1982, watercolor on paper, signed upper left, dated upper right, sight: 8.25"h x 4.5"w, overall (with frame): 16"h x 12.25"w

Watercolor, Ivan Peries

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan/Indian, 1921-1988), Untitled (Figure Squatting), watercolor on paper, signed upper right, sight: 10.5"h x 7.75"w, overall (with frame): 19"h x 15.75"w

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988) Untitled (Seashore) oil on board 35 1/8 x 23¾ in. (

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988) Untitled (Seashore) oil on board 35 1/8 x 23¾ in. (89.2 x 60.5 cm.)

IVAN PERIES

PROPERTY  FROM  THE  COLLECTION  OF  MR  NICHOLAS  PERIES B.1871 TWO  SAINTS Signed  'Ivan  Peries/  1979'  lower  right Oil  on  board 60.4  by  50.5  cm.  (23  3/4    by  19  7/8    in.) Painted  in  1979

IVAN PERIES (Indian, 1921-1988) Two Men at the Shore, 1

IVAN PERIES (Indian, 1921-1988) Two Men at the Shore, 1976 Oil on board 20 x 28 inches (50.8 x 71.1 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: IP 76 NOTE: Ivan Peries was a member of the well known 1943 Group of artists in Sri Lanka.

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988) INDIAN Portrait, head of a

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988) INDIAN Portrait, head of a child. Signed Ivan Peries, 1967 and a figure subject. Watercolour. Unframed. 7 x 4.5ins, in a raffia frame.

Ivan Peries (Sri Lanka, 1921-1988) Untitled,

Untitled, oil on board, initialled and dated '70 lower right, framed, 59.2 x 54.8cm (23 5/16 x 21 9/16in).

IVAN PERIES (Indian, 1921-1988) Two Men at the Shore, 1

IVAN PERIES (Indian, 1921-1988) Two Men at the Shore, 1976 Oil on board 20 x 28 inches (50.8 x 71.1 cm) Initialed and dated lower left: IP 76 NOTE: Ivan Peries was a member of the well known 1943 Group of artists

IVAN PERIES (B.1871)

IVAN PERIES (B.1871) UNTITLED Signed and dated "IP/90" lower right Oil on canvas 29 1/2 by 24 in. (80 by 61 cm.)

IVAN PERIES (Sri Lankan, 1921-1988) Untitled, 1966 Oil

IVAN PERIES (Sri Lankan, 1921-1988) Untitled, 1966 Oil on board 35 x 24 inches (88.9 x 61.0 cm) Initialed and dated lower right: I.P. 66 PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist when he was living in the United Kingdom; Private collection NOTE: Ivan Peries was an important member of the 1943 Group in Sri Lanka.

Peries, Ivan Untitled

IVAN PERIES (Sri Lankan, 1921-1988) Untitled, 1966 Oil on board 35 x 24 inches (88.9 x 61.0 cm) Initialed and dated lower right: I.P. 66 PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist when he was living in the United Kingdom; Private collection NOTE: Ivan Peries was an important member of the 1943 Group in Sri Lanka.

Ivan Peries (Sri Lanka, 1921-1988) Untitled,

Untitled, oil on card, signed and dated 1978 lower right, framed, 45 x 69.8cm (17 11/16 x 27 1/2in).

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988, SRI LANKAN) Signed and

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988, SRI LANKAN) Signed and dated 1979 Oil on Canvas Two Figures Seated Beneath a Tree 19" x 15"

Ivan Peries (b.1871) , Untitled (Two Men Under a Tree) Oil on board

Untitled (Leaning Trees)

Ivan Peries (1921-1988) Untitled (Leaning Trees) initialled and dated 'IP 82' (centre right) oil on card mounted on board 25 x 40½ in. (63.5 x 102.9 cm.) Painted in 1982

Untitled (Leaning Trees)

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988) Untitled (Leaning Trees) initialled and dated 'IP 82' (centre right) oil on card mounted on board 25 x 40½in. (63.5 x 102.9cm.) Painted in 1982

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988)

The Olive Tree signed 'Ivan Peries' (bottom center) oil on masonite 17 3/8 x 14in. (44.4 x 35.6cm.)

IVAN PERIES (1921 - 1988)

Poya II signed and dated 'Ivan Peries 1961' (top right); further signed, titled and dated 'Ivan Peries 1961 POYA II' (on reverse); bearing exhibition label for Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford oil on canvas 30 x 20in.(76 x 50.8cm.) Painted in 1961

IVAN PERIES (1921-1988)

UNTITLED 25 1/4 by 25 in. (64.1 by 63.5 cm.) Initialed and dated '68' center right Gouache on paper laid on board

f - IVAN PERIES 1921-1988 UNTITLED

59.2 by 44 cm. (23½ by 17 3/8 in.) Initialled and dated 'IP/ 70' lower right Oil on board

f - IVAN PERIES 1921-1988 UNTITLED

32.3 by 41.3 cm. (12¾ by 16¼ in.) Intialled and dated 'IP/ 78' lower right Oil on board

f - IVAN PERIES, 1921-1988, UNTITLED

58.5 by 48.5 cm. (23 by 19 1/8 in.) Initialled and dated 'IP/ 71' centre right Oil on board

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988)

Untitled Signed and dated lower left: Ivan Peries 1982 Oil on canvas 20 x 23 3/4 in. (50.8 x 60.2 cm.)

Ivan Peries (1921 - 1988)

Suda Eliya Signed and dated lower right: Ivan Peries 1963; Titled on reverse Mixed media on board 21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (55 x 45 cm.)

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan School, 1921-1988) 'POYA II' Signed and dated 1961, also signed, dated and inscribed with title verso, oil on canvas 76 x 50.5cm Exhibited: Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, May 1964 Ivan Peries was born in 1921 in Dehiwela. He was a

Ivan Peries (Sri Lankan School, 1921-1988) 'POYA II' Signed and dated 1961, also signed, dated and inscribed with title verso, oil on canvas 76 x 50.5cm Exhibited: Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, May 1964 Ivan Peries was born in 1921 in Dehiwela. He was a founder member of the 43 Group, which was set up to promote modern Sri Lankan artists. In 1953 he came to Britain and remained here for the rest of his life.