Name: Antique Drawing-BALINESE-VILLAGE-RIVER-BATUAN-Windhu-c.1936
SKU: PCO-28061
Availability: InStock

Antique Drawing-BALINESE-VILLAGE-RIVER-BATUAN-Windhu-c.1936

€275.00

A tranquil riverside village scene showing daily life in Bali: a man fishes while a child watches, another figure dives into the water, and a woman balances a pot on her head near a thatched gate. Surrounded by stylized vegetation and tropical trees in typical Batuan style.

In stock

Description

Medium: Pen and ink and watercolor wash drawing on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 27.6 x 37.6 cm (10.87 x 14.8 inch). Image size: 20.3 x 30.4 cm. (7.99 x 11.97 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Image area well preserved. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BATUAN PAINTING, BALINESE ART, WINDHU, RAJES, BALINESE DAILY LIFE, FISHING, RIVER, VILLAGE SCENE, JUNGLE, BALINESE WOMAN, CHILD, BALI 1930S | PCO-E30-05

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography artist: I Made Rajeg Windhu (1923-1981), was an artist from Batuan, Bali. He was part of the Batuan school of painting, which emerged in the 1930s under the encouragement of Western patronage. His works are characterized by dense compositions, mythological themes, and fine detailing, often rendered in black-and-white ink.