Lot 263

ATTRIBUTED TO EMIRIA SOENASSA (INDONESIAN 1891-1964)
PORTRAIT STUDY WITH HEADDRESS, HALMAHERA




Auction: 14 May 2019 at 11:00 BST
£2,750
Description
Signed and dated 'Hari Tgl 1936' ('Day and Date 1936'), and inscribed 'Halmahera' (an island in Moluccas province), oil on board
Dimensions
91cm x 61cm (36in x 24in)
Footnote
We are grateful to the curator at the National Gallery of Indonesia for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Note: Emiria Soenassa was an important figure in Indonesia's early modern art history. She is considered one of the earliest women artists in Indonesia.
Soenassa travelled around the Indonesian archipelago, painting and living with indigenous tribes, in the 1920s-1930s.



