Live Auction 7814South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 78 From the Collection of the late Barbara Buchanan

George Keyt (1901-1993)

Untitled (Reclining Nude)

Closed10 June 2009

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GBP 2,625

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George Keyt (1901-1993)
Untitled (Reclining Nude)
signed and dated 'G Keyt 52' (upper left)
gouache and ink on paper
13 5/8 x 21½ in. (34.7 x 54.5 cm.)
Executed in 1952

Gift from the artist to Barbara Buchanan
Thence by descent to the present owners

Specialist note

George Keyt wrote specifically on Lot 78:
Dearest my Barbara, I was so relieved and happy to get your so moving letter acknowledging my so humble brush drawing which I hastily sent you as I was about to rush off to Colombo [....] Love, George.
(Letter from George Keyt to Barbara Buchanan, 29 May 1953; courtesy of the Family Archive)