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Mother and child sculpture in Art Deco style.
1930-1940
Powerful mother/child sculpture. Notice the expressive facial expression of the mother versus the calm naive cild. Made by a mastercarver in the 1930s.
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Very unique and special woodcarving from I GEREMBOEANG, representing the moment between life and death. Acquired in 2008 by the "TROPENMUSEUM", Amsterdam.
1925-1935
Extra photo's are supplemented of an article from Rudolf Bonnet published in a 3-monthly magazine in 1936. There are photo's of the cover of that magazine, photo's of the GEREMBOEANG artwork next to this article, and photo's from the article with personal comment of Rudolf Bonnet about this particular artwork from I GEREMBOEANG.
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Standing Balinese woman.
1930-1940
Good example of a so called 'Covarrubias' sculpture. Named after the well known Mexican Miquel Covarrubias who visited Bali in the 1930s. He depicted the balinese woman in a tall slender shape. This inspired many Balinese woodcarvers who used this form in their sculptures. Rare statue from the 1930s with a nice lightbrown patin. This statue can be compared with the other Covarrubias statue in the Tobo-collection (TOBO-00251).
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Kneeling balinese woman made by I RODJA.
1930-1940
Nice carving of the famous Balinese artist I RODJA, who turned out to become one of Bali most important woodcarvers together with I GEREMBOEANG and IDA BAGUS NYANA. His output was limited because of his political activities in the fifties and sixties, what eventually caused his dramatic death in 1965.
His work is displayed in the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam and the Puri Likisanmuseum in Ubud Bali.
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Dancer in the jaws of a demon.
1950-1960
Wellknown type of Bali carving. Many thousands were produced and are still being made. The reason must be that the early models were popular with the tourists. This carving however must be one of the first that was made, judging at the highly skilled execution of the carving and the many beautiful ornaments that decorate the statue. A lot of work has been put in to make this an attractive and appealing woodcarving. The ALIT-family is known for its woodcarving skills, and some family members have had exhibitions abroad (Japan).
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Sleeping woman made by I RODJA. Documented in a publication of Ando Den Haag "BALI, BEELD EN DROOMBEELD".
1930-1940
Belonged once to the collection of Rudolf Bonnet.
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Brahman priest, made on Bali.
1930-1940
Beautiful statue with a lot of detail made by a mastercarver.
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Sitting Balinese woman. Made of satinwood.
1930-1940
A statue that is made in the Art Deco style which was typical for the thirties. The downward look and sitting-pose increase the expression and value of the artwork. the face resembles the work of Modigliani.
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Sitting Balinese woman. Sculpture made of kamferwood.
1930-1940
Very fine intimite carving. The quality reflects the artworks of the great Dutch sculptors at the beginning of the 20th century. This carving was exhibited during the exhibition "ART DECO ON BALI" in the Nusantara Museum in Delft (Holland) in 2005. It was published in the book accompanying the exhibition "Art Deco sculptures from Bali" written by Frans Leidelmeier (page 82). This carving was subject of an extraordinary experiment: two Bali-art experts asked a group of distinguished and skillfull young carvers in Bali to try to reproduce this carving with the appropriate means and good quality wood. The last three photos of this artwork show the result of that effort. I will pass the judgement to the visitors of this website, but one thing is clear while comparing these two artworks. It is now almost impossible to reproduce a woodcarving of this quality. This will increase the value of these kind of original carvings even more in the future.
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Very detailed wooden sculpture of a bird made on Bali in the fifties.
1950-1960
This sculpture was part of the exibition in Museum NUSANTARA, Delft ; Art Deco beelden van Bali. In the exibition-book written by Frans Leidelmeijer there is a photo of the statue on page 44.
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Sitting Bali woman in a ceremonial pose.
1930-1940
Good example of a mastercarving from the thirties and executed in the Art Deco style which at that time was very popular in Europe. Prewar statues like this can be recoqnized for their long and thin arms and fingers, but also at the detailed ornaments on for example the headcrown and the dress. Another feature is the thorough polishing of the wood.
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Standing woman with a swan.
1940-1950
This carving must have been made by an inspired artist. A very high skill was needed to produce this carving. This is not a repetitive statue, with other words: this is the only one in the world. A carving like this was probably an assignment of a individual customer or made for a gallery in Bali or Djakarta.
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Animal playing a flute, made on Bali in the 30-40ties.
1930-1940
This carving was exhibited during the exhibition "ART DECO ON BALI" in the Nusantara Museum in Delft (Holland) in 2005. In the book "Art Deco Sculptures From Bali 1930-1970" published simultaniously by Frans Leidelmeier, this carving is shown on pages 74 and 75 (last photo). Magnificent carved statue full of whit and humour. Watch for example the shape of the body (a fallus) which repeats itself in the flute. Also the masterly carved left foot with the slightly erected toe and the intricate folds in the dress prove that the sculptor intended to make an artwork which goes against all existing traditions at that time on Bali.
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Wooden culpture of a two deers
1940-1950
This beautifully carved statue of two loving male deers symbolizes homosexuality. Homosexuality was a difficult subject in Post War-Indonesia. It was prohibited to show homosexuality in the open.
Hence these statues were quietly bought by homosexual men.
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Sitting Balinese woman in the Art Deco style (satin wood).
1930-1940
Nice carving from the thirties with the typical long fingers and toes. Striking is the polished surface of the carving emphasizing the line and form rather than the details. Much attention has been given to the facial expression.
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Sitting balinese woman made in Art Deco style.
1930-1940
Beautiful subdued statue executed in the art deco style. Striking are the enlarged soebengs (earrings) and the typical facial expression. In a humble but dignified manner does she turn away from the viewer. A Pita Maha sculpture made in the 1930-1940 period.
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Archer from Bali.
1930-1940
Judging from the beautiful ornaments this carving was made by a highly skilled carver.
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Praying woman on her knees.
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Beautiful woodcarving.
school of Ide Bagus Njana
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Balinese man with his fighting cock
1945-1960
One of the best man with rooster-carvings I have seen. Cock-fighting was popular in Bali also because of the gambling. Under Dutch rule it was finally outlawed.
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Woman looking in the mirror.
1930-1940
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Legong-dancer
1930-1940
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A goose with a little frog in his mouth.
1925-1935
Magnificent patin from the thirties.
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