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B Said is known as an artist who usually painted the
775 large billboard poster paintings of the state guests
Said, i.B during the New Order. He painted his first
(Malang, E. Java, 1935 - Blitar, E. Java, 2016)
billboard of Chinese President Liu Shaoqi. in 1963.
With the exception of President Sukarno, whom
Flowers
he had seen in person, he never met the over 300
1998 heads of states or heads of governments he painted.
oil on canvas While painting billboards earned him his bread and
69 x 58 cm butter, he also painted the nuances of the

signed and dated (lower left):”IB Said 1988” impoverished areas of the city, as well as paintings of
flowers, to make ends meet.
Rp. 7 - 10.500.000 This painting is from the collection of the late
human rights activist Rosita Noer. who collected
US$ 500 - 750
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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