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BerBer, merSad Mersad Berber was a Bosnian painter and
(Yugoslavian, 1940 - Zagreb, printmaker, who was known for his particularly
Croatia, 2012)
skilled draughtsmanship in depicting historical
events and fantasies from around the world,
Balinese Dancer
including Indonesia. His work in Indonesia
mixed media on canvas included fantasies of Balinese Legong dansers,
29 x 29 cm often times combined with depictiona of mounted
horses.
This painting is from the collection of the late
Rp. 10 - 15.000.000
human rights activist Rosita Noer. who collected
US$ 714 - 1.071 many Balinese related artwork, including the
works of Antonio Blanco, Berber Mersad, Huang
Fong, the unique works by Adi Munardi, the works
of IB Said and Rukmini Yusuf, the Islamic related
works by Achmad Sadali and Jeihan Sukmantoro,
and the abstract works of Srihadi Soedarsono.
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