Saiman Dullah

Sale 75 Lot 1065 DULLAH (Indonesia, 1919-1996). YOUNG INDONESIA BOYS ROASTING CORN NEAR SOLO, INDONESIA, signed, dated 1980 and located "Solo." Oil on canvas. Click here to view supplemental information for this lot. - Framed, 27 1/4 in. x 34 � in. Estimate $10,000-20,000 PROVENANCE: Betty Huwae, an Indonesian, who purchased the painting directly from the artist, Dullah, and sold it to Mr. Fastov, when she was residing in Virginia

DULLAH (b. Indonesia 1919-1996) Sketch of Bung Karno amidst Revolutionary Fighters signed 'sket Dullah' (lower right); inscribed and dated 'ACCdiperbesar, Soekarno, 11/6/65' and inscribed again 'ukuran lukisan200 x 300cm (2 x 3 meter)' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 23 5/8 x 35 in. (60 x 89 cm.) Dullah studied painting with Affandi and Sudjojono and is wellknown as an educator and a proponent of Indonesian Revolution.During the late 1940s, he started documenting the IndonesianRevolution and depicted the struggle and the fight of therevolutionaries through his paintings and relentless propagated thecause as an artist and as a proud Indonesians. Depicting a youngerSoekarno in his prime who is clearly engaging his crowd with hisfiery and motivational rhetoric, Dullah managed to recreate asignificant moment in history when Bung Karno (as the FirstPresident of Indonesia is fondly known by the people) unified thedifferent groups amongst the revolutionaries to work against asingle enemy - the Dutch colonial authority. The present composition is a study of a larger oeuvre which isnoted on the reverse of the painting. In the 1950s, Dullah was madethe official palace painter for Soekarno and he also became thefirst curator of Soekarno's art collection and coordinated thepublication of the first edition of the collection's catalogue in1956. It is evident that the artist held great deal of respect forSoekarno, both for the president's charisma as a political leaderand his genuine love for art which the artist expresses unabashedlywith the present composition.

signed lower right oil on canvas PROVENANCE Formerly in the collection of Mr Adam Malik, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia from 1978-1983 LITERATURE AND REFERENCES Liem Tjoe Ing, Paintings from the Collection of Adam Malik, P.T. Intermasa, Jakarta, 1979, page 147, colourplate

DULLAH (Indonesia 1919-1996) Balinese procession signed 'Dullah' (lower right) oil on canvas 55 x 48 in. (140 x 123 cm.) Lot Notes Painting in a time when the 'People's Artists' (notablyrepresented by Affandi, Sudjojono and Hendra) were propounding amovement against the Mooie Indie (Beautiful Indies) school ofpaintings that idealised and romanticised the Dutch East Indies tomere 'beautiful women in dancing postures and elaborate headdressesand majestic landscapes', Dullah was steadfast to his artisticinspirations. Painted numerous portraits of the people of Indonesia which includethe old and young, the beautiful and the ordinary, Dullah is verymuch inspired by the 'beauty' of the landscape as seen by the Dutchmasters which are perceived as exotically distorted impressions bythe 'People's artists'. The present lot is of an uncommonly largesize that allows the presentation of a grand procession in Bali.The earthy tone of the work which mingles a mixture of greenish andyellowish tones conveys an atmospheric mood of nostalgic longingand sobriety, befitting the occasion.

Dullah (Indonesian, 1991-1996) Portrait of a woman signed and dated 'Dullah - 1976' (lower left) oil on canvas 60 x 49 cm. Special Notice Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% ofthe hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If thehammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lotis calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of anyamount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on thisbasis for each lot individually.