Painting & Art Work

This category is for paintings and other original art work from Sri Lanka, such as works on canvas, paper, cloth and wood. Official export sources publish little detail on paintings as a separate product group. The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) craft sector report includes arts and crafts in the range of giftware and home decoration products made in Sri Lanka, and describes the sector's products as a combination of the traditional and the modern.

The same report records batik, a wax-resist dyed textile that is also made as wall hangings, as produced island wide. It describes Sri Lankan crafts as largely hand-made, and says artisans work to their own designs and to designs given by buyers. It names the National Crafts Council and the National Design Centre as bodies that run product and design development programmes. The report dates from March 2012.

The single listing in this category is batik wall hangings, which are cloth art made by the wax and dye method. No paintings are listed, although the category is named Painting & Art Work. The batik wall hangings are listed as available on request. The listing describes a standard Sri Lankan craft export from official sources and is not a statement of stock, artist or provenance. A quotation follows your enquiry.

Buyers such as galleries, interior designers, hotels and gift importers can enquire by email from the Contact page or the How to order page. State the medium, the subject or style, the size, framed, unframed or rolled, the number of pieces, original works or reproductions, the packing, the destination port and any documents you need. Some customs authorities ask for a declaration of the age and origin of art works, so list any such requirement in your request. A brief for paintings can be sent the same way.