Affandi

Raka Sumichan
Private Collection, Indonesia

This work is in very good overall condition as viewed. There is evidence of cracking to pigment at areas of very thick impasto, but this is stable and consistent with age. The paint layers are healthy overall. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no sign of restoration. Framed.
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"Through some subjective processes, all symptoms in life can be a source of aesthetic experiences. Affandi did not differentiate such symptoms of life with the aesthetic objects. His paintings depict natural landscapes, cockfights, water buffaloes, fishermen's boats, Balinese Barong dances, and horse carts. Symptoms of life, which one can all say "reality", are linked to aesthetic objects in his paintings."

Sardjana Sumichan, Affandi, Vol I, Bina Lestari Budaya Foundation, Jakarta, SIngapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2007, p.58