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zondag 11 april 2010

Basar / Alfred Bastien


At first glance these colours appear to be fainted. However by 
carefully inspecting the trees on the left this cannot be the case.
I've added this watercolour as the mountain "Salak"(on western
Java) has been done with great craftsmanship! Work on
paper. Dimensions: 30 / 40 cm.


And of course his signature and something about Basar:
In 1925 Basar moved to Jakarta where he soon became a 
most accomplished panoramic painter and was highly 
appreciated by the foreigners and the well to do colonial 
citizens. His paintings were collected by many 
Europeans and some were brought overseas as a 
souvenir to remember the beauty of the fabulous 
Eastern world they have ever visited.




Alfred Bastien





A Gouache / Watercolor by this well known Belgium artist.
There is a lot tot discover here, e.g. the birds on the branch
in the foreground. Work on paper. Dimensions: 27 / 35 cm.


A detail of this work.


Bastien signed and dated this work so it has to be
from 29th of january 1940. Alfred Bastien then was
67 years old. He died in 1955 in Ukkel (Belgium)

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