LOT 44
LUCIEN FRITS OHL
B. Palembang, 1904 – 1976
Under the Tree
Oil on board
30 x 40 cm
Private Collection, Canada
Signed on lower right
RM 2,500 – 5,000
Lucien Frits Ohl is a self-taught Dutch-Indonesian artist who lived and worked in Palembang, Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Java until 1954 and settled in Hague after. His style of painting was based on the style of Gerard Pieter Adolf’s last period. He produced illustrations of Indonesia for JC Hamel’s Soldatendominee (Hague 1948). Among the solo exhibitions he has held include Hotel’t Gooo, Jakarta in October 1947, Galerie Loujetzky and Loujelzky Gallery, Hague in 1955 and Galerie Loujetzky, Hague in October 1956. Most of his works can be found in the collection of the Volkenkundig Nusantara Museum, Delft in Holland.
Ohl has created several notable works featuring flamboyant trees with vibrant palette and impressionistic style, capturing the tropical essence of Southeast Asia.