Balinese God + Goddess: World Of Love Painting
A Balinese painting in gouache on linen canvas. God and Goddess, perhaps Sita and Rama, survey a world of love and love making. This painting is the unsigned work of the late celebrated Balinese painter Dewa Nyoman Batuan, who was known for his circular paintings, and from whom it was purchased circa 1980.
An expert with many years of travel and stay in Bali viewed this painting and commented in part, "Some artists signed their work. Many did not. This painting is in the style of the villages of Batuan and Penosekan. Famous artists including Lempad and Dewa Nyoman Batuan have lived in this area. Traditional religious paintings, which tend to be flat in dimension, are usually derived from Hindu myths, Hindu gods, demons, and princesses, scenes of the cosmic world. Bali's cultivation system and its astounding fertility have given the Balinese the leisure to develop their arts for centuries. There is still no word for "artist." European artists such as Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet were instrumental in creating the 1935 painters' coooperative, Pita Maha in Bali. The circular form of this Balinese painting is very interesting and unique."
Size in frame: 94 cm (37 in) x 94 cm (37 in)
Please inquire as to price and shipping options.
A Balinese painting in gouache on linen canvas. God and Goddess, perhaps Sita and Rama, survey a world of love and love making. This painting is the unsigned work of the late celebrated Balinese painter Dewa Nyoman Batuan, who was known for his circular paintings, and from whom it was purchased circa 1980.
An expert with many years of travel and stay in Bali viewed this painting and commented in part, "Some artists signed their work. Many did not. This painting is in the style of the villages of Batuan and Penosekan. Famous artists including Lempad and Dewa Nyoman Batuan have lived in this area. Traditional religious paintings, which tend to be flat in dimension, are usually derived from Hindu myths, Hindu gods, demons, and princesses, scenes of the cosmic world. Bali's cultivation system and its astounding fertility have given the Balinese the leisure to develop their arts for centuries. There is still no word for "artist." European artists such as Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet were instrumental in creating the 1935 painters' coooperative, Pita Maha in Bali. The circular form of this Balinese painting is very interesting and unique."
Size in frame: 94 cm (37 in) x 94 cm (37 in)
Please inquire as to price and shipping options.
A Balinese painting in gouache on linen canvas. God and Goddess, perhaps Sita and Rama, survey a world of love and love making. This painting is the unsigned work of the late celebrated Balinese painter Dewa Nyoman Batuan, who was known for his circular paintings, and from whom it was purchased circa 1980.
An expert with many years of travel and stay in Bali viewed this painting and commented in part, "Some artists signed their work. Many did not. This painting is in the style of the villages of Batuan and Penosekan. Famous artists including Lempad and Dewa Nyoman Batuan have lived in this area. Traditional religious paintings, which tend to be flat in dimension, are usually derived from Hindu myths, Hindu gods, demons, and princesses, scenes of the cosmic world. Bali's cultivation system and its astounding fertility have given the Balinese the leisure to develop their arts for centuries. There is still no word for "artist." European artists such as Walter Spies and Rudolph Bonnet were instrumental in creating the 1935 painters' coooperative, Pita Maha in Bali. The circular form of this Balinese painting is very interesting and unique."
Size in frame: 94 cm (37 in) x 94 cm (37 in)
Please inquire as to price and shipping options.