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maria tjui 2010 Accompanied with a certificate authenticity
published and signed by the artist
oil on canvas
(Pariaman, W. Sumatra, 1934 - 100 x 100 cm
Bogor, W. Java, 2016) Rp. 12 - 18.000.000
signed and dated (lower right):
”Maria Tjui 2010” US$ 857 - 1.286
Bali Market
Maria Tjui is known as one of Indonesia’s great Some of Maria Tjui’s painting techniques are
female painters with an elegant style of painting similar, but in fact she has her own character.
but daring to play with color. She found a match Her strokes appear almost as dynamically linear
with impressionist, and expressionist styles. She as Affandi’s, but her linear use of wet paints mark
painted life in small communities such as farmers, her unique signature style.
fishermen, and markets. This painting comes from the collection of the
Maria Tjui’s skill in making paintings, is very late a famous Indonesian lawyer. Her eclectic
much like Affandi’s, the teacher she admires. Her collection consist of artworks by various
style is very similar to Affandi’s painting style. She Indonesian artists, ranging from the more laid
also applied wet paints and also paints from tubes back, humorous artists, like Faizal and Ade Artie
using a brush to create her expressionistic forms. Tjakra, to the more serious, senior artists, like
Dolorosa Sinaga, Maria Tjui, Amrus Natalsya,
Soetopo, Jeihan Sukmantoro, and Sudarso.
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