Lot 20
S.Sudjojono (Indonesian, 1913-1986) A Bouquet for our 12th Anniversary
29 March 2018, 16:00 HKT
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S.Sudjojono (Indonesian, 1913-1986)
A Bouquet for our 12th Anniversary
Oil on canvas, framed
Inscribed, signed twice with artist's monogram and once 'S. Sudjojono' and dated 1971
Painted in 1971
118 x 60 cm (46½ x 23½ in).
Oil on canvas, framed
Inscribed, signed twice with artist's monogram and once 'S. Sudjojono' and dated 1971
Painted in 1971
118 x 60 cm (46½ x 23½ in).
Footnotes
Provenance:
Private Collection, Indonesia
蘇佐佐諾 十二週年花束 油彩畫布 木框 一九七一年作
簽名：藝術家徽標、S. Sudjojono
來源：
印尼私人收藏
In the present lot painted in 1971, Sudjojono presents a special and intimate gift of a painted - and more importantly, immortalised - bouquet of flowers to his wife, Rose Pandanwangi Sudjojono whom he had met in Amsterdam in 1951 and married in 1959.
Sudjojono had often written of the financial difficulties of being a professional artist and often interspersed this chastening admission with the wry observation of the numerous extravagant and beautiful bouquets of flowers that his wife, Rose, a mezzo-soprano, received for her performances. His painting of a bouquet for his 12th anniversary is a painter's heartfelt paean to love.
The inscription in the painting reads:
Anggrek di langit biru
Ada djuga awan djingga
Yang bertabur
Menghiasi hari
Perkahwinan kami
07 Djuli '71
Ada njanjian surga kamipun dalam bahagia
12 thn sudah perkawinan kami sekarang 07 Djuli 71
Orchid against a blue sky
With orange clouds
That scattered
Beautifully adorning
Our wedding day
7 July '71
With heavenly songs
We are in a bliss