LOT 68
KOEMPOEL SUJATNO
B. Indonesia, 1912 – 1987
Street Scene II, 1980’s
Oil on canvas
62 x 85 cm
Private Collection, Canada
Signed on lower left
RM 1,000 – 2,000
Koempoel Sujatno was born in 1912, in Paron Village, Ngawi, East Java. Being of royal blood enabled him to study at a technical school at Surabaya, which proved to be very beneficial for his painting technique development. His talent in art attracted the school headmaster – Van Staal’s – attention. He recommended Koempoel to the naturalist maestro Gerard Pieter Adolfs, one of the advocates of the Mooi Indie (beautiful Indie) style. Adolfs taught Koempoel some realistic representation techniques that would become a key to his success in the future. Since then, Koempoel continued exploring Surabaya city centre crowds and sceneries for his painting subjects, as seen in this piece.