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Making portraits of men and women was one of
Bonnet, johan rudoLF
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1895 - Rudolf Bonnet’s greatest pastimes since his arrival
Laren, The Netherland, 1978) in Bali in1929. Later, when he made his return to
the island 1972, he did not forget his
Wajan favorite pastime. This portrait of Wayan, a man
with a frangipani flower in his hair, is among the
1975
charcoal and crayon on paper number he did during one of his return visits to
55 x 37 cm Bali (1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976). Bonnet painted
Inscribed (lower left): “Wajan” dated and signed: the Balinese man with dignity. the artist passed away
“Bali, 1975 R. Bonnet” 3 years after he completed this work.
Rp.80 - 90.000.000
US$ 5.714 - 6.429
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