Priceless paintings at Art Gallery vanished?

From SL Mirror

A large number of valuable paintings that were kept at the National Art Gallery, Colombo, had vanished during the Rajapaksa regime, reports say.

Around 250 paintings were kept at the National Art Gallery, with only 82 remaining at the present.

Most paintings have been removed from the gallery under the guise of restoring them, reports add.

Around 12 paintings have been taken to Parliament and are being kept on the 3rd floor, 'Sri Lanka Mirror' learns.

Meanwhile, the paintings remaining at the National Art Gallery too, are under the threat of being damaged due to lack of proper care.

Also, no one is aware of the plight of the painting named 'Palaayaama' (The fleeing) which was done by a foreigner.

The artwork, which features a cart, is singular as the cart appears to be coming right at the viewer, despite the angle it is looked at.

Meanwhile, many works of renowned Sri Lankan painter - George Keyt too, are under the threat of being damaged, painters say.