博特 莫克塔

Acquired directly from the artist

The work is in good condition overall. The paint layer impastos and brushstrokes are well preserved. There is slight waving around the edges. There are indications of wear and handling around the edges with associated paint loss. There is one minute spot of paint loss at the lower center margin and one faint spot of craquelures on the lower right corner. However, paint layers are sound and stable otherwise. Under ultraviolet light examination, there are two tiny spots of retouching in the lower right corner. Also, the white media accretions aforementioned fluoresce only under the ultraviolet light. Framed.
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“By 1960, But Mochtar, while retaining intellectual control, relaxed his former rigidity in the delineation of shapes, achieved greater cohesion in his compositions, and a greater fluidity in color composition...the colors are far from compartmentalized –freely fusing, they become a vibrant force permeating background and figures alike”.

CLAIRE HOLT, ART IN INDONESIA, CONTINUITIES AND CHANGE, CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1967, P. 238