On offer is a set of 2 prints by renowned Indonesian artist Affandi. One print illustrates Chairil Anwar, one of Indonesia’s most celebrated poets, accompanied with his best-known work titled Aku. In the other print, the artist depicts a seated male figure, using confident strokes in black lines, demonstrating his skill in depicting the volume of forms. Affandi was a true artist that felt the calling to creativity from an early age. While attending upper secondary school in Jakarta, he decided to give up his studies to pursue his desire to become an artist and taught himself how to paint in 1934. During this time he honed his skills at drawing and oil painting and began painting seriously in 1940, soon finding himself exhibiting and selling his artworks. The 1950s were his most creative years, after travelling in India and painting from 1949 to 1951 and from there to Europe exhibiting in major cities such as Paris, London, Brussels and Rome. He became a renowned artist who participated in a multitude of exhibitions abroad including the Brazil Biennale (1952) and Sao Paulo (1956), also showing in Venice in 1954, where he also won an award for his works. In 1957 he received a scholarship from the United States government to study arts education and was appointed as an honorary professor in painting by Ohio State University in Columbus. In 1974, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Singapore, The Peace Award from the Dag Hammarskjoeld Foundation (1977) and the title of Grand Maestro in Florence, Italy.