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2001
jeihan Sukmantoro oil on canvas Rp. Rp. 48 - 72.000.000
(Solo, C. Java, 1938 - 100 x 140 cm
Bandung, W. Java, 2019) US$ 3.429 - 5.143
signed and dated (lower left):
Gadis Berkerudung ”Jeihan ‘01”
(Veiled Woman) Inscribed on verso “Gadis
Berkerudung”
and signed “Jeihan”

Jeihan was best known for the black eyes in the She wears a hijab headscarf. Her face is twisted
figures in his paintings, which initially was a to her right, and it can be seen by the viewers.
result of his failure in painting eyes realistically. Her left hand pesses on the bench on which she
Later, he realized that the black eyes served as a sits, while her right hand rests on her lap.
metaphor. Through the black eyes of the figures
in his paintings, Jeihan suggests his viewers This painting, from the collection of the late
to always keep an open imagination about the human rights activist Rosita Noer, is quite
things that could not be reached by the impressive, due to its large scale. Rosita Noer
physical reach of humans alone through the collected many Balinese related artwork,
open eye and to always look deeper and farther, including the works of Antonio Blanco, Berber
like the black hole of the universe. Mersad, Huang Fong, the unique works by Adi
In this painting, the young woman he Munardi, the works of IB Said and Rukmini
paints sits down with her back towards the view- Yusuf, the Islamic related works by Achmad
ers in three quarters view. Sadali and Jeihan Sukmantoro, and the abstract
works of Srihadi Soedarsono.
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