Lot 115
OTTO DJAYA
b. Indonesia, 1916 - d. 2002
JANJIAN, 1999
Signed and dated
‘Otto Djaya 1999’ (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
94cm x 68cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Indonesia.
Accompanied with certificate of authenticity.
ESTIMATE RM 3,800 - 6,000 |
Otto Djaya depicts a laid-back neighbourhood scene, where neighbours casually greet each other in the street, taking their time to interact with one another — a far cry from the present. A path flanked by trees leads to a bungalow / mansion at the end; where kebaya-wearing ladies are heading back home. As the artwork title suggests, the lady is reminding the guys of the promises they have made.
Born in Rangkasbitung in West Java in 1916, Djaya learned Art at the Indonesian Painters Union (Persagi) atelier, headed by his elder brother Agus (1913-1994). A soldier with the rank of ‘Major’, he was injured in the fight for Indonesian independence. Together with Agus, he studied at the Rijks Academy in Amsterdam in 1947-50, and his works were accepted at the Grand Prix de Peinture de Monaco in Monte Carlo. He also took part in the Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil. His first solo was in 1978 in Jakarta but he was largely forgotten until the retrospective, 100 Years Of Otto Djaya, at the Indonesian National Gallery in Jakarta in September-October 2016, culled from the collection of Hans Peter and Inge-Marie Holst, who are now based in Kuala Lumpur.
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