RUSTAMADJI (1932-1990)

“Penari Bali (Balinese Dancer)” (c.1980)
Oil on canvas laid on board
cm
Signed lower left
*private collection, Sydney
 
Rustamadji is a a legendary Indonesian painter whose career is intricately tied with the historical progress of Indonesia. He is known as a self-taught painter who was once part of the collective Painters of the People in 1948. He painted many portraits of dancers and scenes of the Indonesian culture, preferring a realist-naturalist expression