Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 266359, member: 2844&quot;]This is an Indonesian painting of a Balinese girl. The dress, melati flowers and large earplugs are classic Balinese. The earplugs were worn till ca 1945, but this could have been painted later, my guess is 1960s.</p><p>When I was in Bali ca 1970 you could still see girls dressed like this. </p><p>These portraits were made a lot by Javanese and Balinese artists, inspired by the colonial &#039;Mooi Indië&#039; school of painting. Ever since it was safe to go to Bali (they used to be notorious kidnappers/slave traders), painters came looking for what they called &#039;natural nudes&#039;, girls who didn&#039;t have the western idea that modesty was connected with covering the upper body.</p><p>Although these later paintings were usually well executed, the signature is not really relevant.</p><p>These were made for both the domestic and tourist market, there were no US servicemen in Indonesia.</p><p><br /></p><p>This style was their inspiration- &#039;Mooi Indië&#039; (Beautiful Indonesia) school, &#039;<font size="4">Portrait of a Balinese Woman&#039; 1945,</font> by the Dutch painter <font size="4">Willem Gerard Hofker:</font></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christies.com%2Flotfinderimages%2FD57514%2Fwillem_gerard_hofker_d5751415g.jpg&amp;sp=8a69b15a079d695269089eb5119bb0e6" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in