173:
324:
111:
Charles Henry ("Harry") Alfred Pieris was born on 10 August 1904 to a wealthy landed family. He was the eighth of eleven children of Henry ("Harry") Pieris and Lydia de Mel, one of the 9 daughters of
317:
310:
153:
Pieris returned to Ceylon in 1927, having gained a diploma from the Royal
College of Art. He then went to Paris in 1929, spending six years under the tutelage of
853:
848:
162:
732:
833:
283:
248:
597:
828:
403:
838:
813:
677:
823:
818:
843:
577:
497:
642:
637:
271:
582:
360:
188:
was a pupil of his. He founded the
Sapumal Foundation to which he bequeathed his home and art collection.
492:
457:
398:
365:
135:
502:
647:
622:
782:
766:
627:
612:
517:
482:
108:, and has been considered the finest Asian portraitist of the 20th century working in a European style.
657:
602:
617:
165:. He returned to Ceylon in 1935 after a teaching stint at the Rabindranath Tagore's Abode of Peace in
808:
803:
702:
687:
672:
662:
552:
487:
233:
181:
143:
139:
134:
Pieris received his early art education at the
Atelier School of Art under the tutelage of Mudaliyar
105:
89:
632:
408:
761:
738:
712:
692:
572:
147:
302:
697:
557:
150:. He won the prize for the best portrait in 1926, the portrait of his uncle, Sir James Pieris.
413:
169:, and took over the management of his family landholdings as well as working as a portraitist.
472:
462:
436:
707:
682:
607:
441:
292:
587:
567:
527:
522:
287:
275:
252:
280:
245:
209:
172:
652:
345:
128:
797:
743:
667:
562:
537:
507:
477:
158:
124:
592:
512:
467:
350:
166:
120:
116:
112:
547:
532:
185:
154:
297:
382:
355:
101:
75:
377:
79:
372:
268:
171:
306:
123:
were among his uncles, and his numerous cousins included
210:"Birth anniversary of Harry Pieris : A life in art"
775:
752:
725:
450:
429:
422:
391:
338:
85:
71:
63:
47:
28:
21:
318:
100:(10 August 1904 – 14 March 1988) was a
8:
333:19th & 20th-century Sri Lankan painting
104:painter. He was one of the founders of the
426:
325:
311:
303:
18:
236:, The Sunday Times, Retrieved 9 June 2015
200:
157:. He developed a close friendship with
176:Miss Lalani Canekeratne, portrait 1949
138:. He studied Pali and Sanskrit at the
7:
298:Down memory lane with Lionel Pieris
854:Alumni of the University of Oxford
849:Alumni of the Royal College of Art
14:
180:He was a strong influence in the
733:Progressive Artists' Group (PAG)
598:Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera
142:and went on to study art at the
392:Groups, schools & movements
163:Académie de la Grande Chaumière
678:Thamotharampillai Shanaathanan
1:
184:, serving as its secretary.
870:
834:People from British Ceylon
246:Sapumal Foundation Website
578:Koralegedara Pushpakumara
366:Art of the Kandyan period
339:Background and Influences
726:Influenced/Collaborators
498:Charles Freegrove Winzer
583:L. T. P. Manjusri Thero
458:A. C. G. S. Amarasekara
361:Classical Sinhalese art
255:, Retrieved 9 June 2015
148:Sir William Rothenstein
136:A. C. G. S. Amarasekara
131:and Devar Surya Sena.
829:Sri Lankan translators
493:Chandragupta Thenuwara
399:Ceylon Society of Arts
177:
483:Arthur van Langenberg
175:
269:LIONEL WNNDT THEATRE
144:Royal College of Art
140:University of Oxford
839:People from Colombo
814:Sri Lankan painters
762:Ananda Coomaraswamy
739:Lester James Peries
693:Visakha Wijeyeratne
648:Saraswathi Rockwood
623:Pradeep Chandrasiri
573:Justin Daraniyagala
767:Neville Weereratne
698:Walter Kalasooriya
628:Pradeep Thalawatta
613:Neville Weereratne
558:Jagath Weerasinghe
518:Gamini Warnasuriya
286:2015-09-23 at the
281:SAPUMAL FOUNDATION
274:2013-08-01 at the
251:2015-09-23 at the
178:
161:and worked at the
16:Sri Lankan painter
824:Sinhalese artists
819:Sinhalese writers
791:
790:
753:Notable scholars
721:
720:
658:Senaka Senanayake
603:Nalini Jayasuriya
473:Anoma Wijewardene
463:Ananda Samarakoon
437:J. L. K. van Dort
234:A houseful of art
182:Colombo '43 Group
106:Colombo '43 Group
95:
94:
90:Colombo '43 Group
861:
783:Sri Lankan dance
755:and connoisseurs
708:William de Alwis
683:Tissa Ranasinghe
618:Pala Pothupitiye
608:Nawi Samaraweera
442:William de Alwis
427:
327:
320:
313:
304:
256:
243:
237:
231:
225:
224:
222:
220:
205:
117:Sir James Peiris
54:
38:
36:
19:
869:
868:
864:
863:
862:
860:
859:
858:
844:De Soysa family
794:
793:
792:
787:
771:
754:
748:
717:
703:Walter Witharne
688:Tudor Rajapakse
673:Stanley Kirinde
663:Sita Kulasekera
643:Richard Gabriel
638:Ranjit Fernando
588:Laki Senanayake
568:Jayasiri Semage
553:J. D. A. Perera
528:George Claessen
523:Geoffrey Beling
488:Aubrey Collette
446:
418:
387:
334:
331:
288:Wayback Machine
276:Wayback Machine
265:
260:
259:
253:Wayback Machine
244:
240:
232:
228:
218:
216:
207:
206:
202:
197:
191:
59:
56:
52:
43:
40:
34:
32:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
867:
865:
857:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
796:
795:
789:
788:
786:
785:
779:
777:
773:
772:
770:
769:
764:
758:
756:
750:
749:
747:
746:
741:
736:
735:(20th century)
729:
727:
723:
722:
719:
718:
716:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
633:R. D. Claessen
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
454:
452:
448:
447:
445:
444:
439:
433:
431:
424:
420:
419:
417:
416:
411:
406:
401:
395:
393:
389:
388:
386:
385:
380:
375:
370:
369:
368:
358:
353:
348:
346:Sri Lankan art
342:
340:
336:
335:
332:
330:
329:
322:
315:
307:
301:
300:
295:
290:
278:
264:
263:External links
261:
258:
257:
238:
226:
199:
198:
196:
193:
129:Lakdasa De Mel
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
73:
72:Known for
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
55:(aged 83)
49:
45:
44:
41:
39:10 August 1904
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
866:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
801:
799:
784:
781:
780:
778:
774:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
757:
751:
745:
744:Geoffrey Bawa
742:
740:
737:
734:
731:
730:
728:
724:
714:
713:Y. J. Thuring
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
668:Solias Mendis
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
563:Janani Cooray
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
538:Harold Peiris
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Donald Friend
506:
504:
503:David Paynter
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
478:Anura Srinath
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
455:
453:
449:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
432:
428:
425:
421:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
396:
394:
390:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
367:
364:
363:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
343:
341:
337:
328:
323:
321:
316:
314:
309:
308:
305:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
285:
282:
279:
277:
273:
270:
267:
266:
262:
254:
250:
247:
242:
239:
235:
230:
227:
215:
211:
208:Goonetileke.
204:
201:
194:
192:
189:
187:
183:
174:
170:
168:
164:
160:
159:Henri Matisse
156:
151:
149:
145:
141:
137:
132:
130:
126:
125:Harold Peiris
122:
118:
114:
109:
107:
103:
99:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
51:14 March 1988
50:
46:
31:
27:
20:
593:Lionel Wendt
543:Harry Pieris
542:
513:Ena de Silva
468:Anoli Perera
451:20th-century
430:19th-century
351:Buddhist art
293:THE 43 GROUP
241:
229:
217:. Retrieved
213:
203:
190:
179:
167:Santiniketan
152:
133:
121:Henry de Mel
113:Jacob De Mel
110:
98:Harry Pieris
97:
96:
53:(1988-03-14)
23:Harry Pieris
809:1988 deaths
804:1904 births
548:Ivan Peries
533:George Keyt
219:18 February
186:Ivan Peries
155:Robert Falk
64:Nationality
798:Categories
409:'90s Trend
214:Daily News
195:References
102:Sri Lankan
67:Sri Lankan
35:1904-08-10
414:Barrelism
404:'43 Group
383:Modernism
356:Hindu art
58:Sri Lanka
284:Archived
272:Archived
249:Archived
119:and Sir
86:Movement
76:Painting
776:Related
423:Artists
378:Fauvism
80:drawing
373:Cubism
146:under
42:Ceylon
653:Segar
221:2022
48:Died
29:Born
800::
212:.
127:,
115:.
78:,
326:e
319:t
312:v
223:.
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
