Basoeki abdullah biography of mahatma gandhi

  • The Basoeki Abdullah Museum in South Jakarta was where the Indonesian maestro painter was murdered on Nov. 5,
  • Raden Basoeki Abdullah was part of the first wave of Indonesian artists who seamlessly paired local motifs with Western art traditions.
  • One of them is a realistic sketch of Mahatma Gandhi that Basoeki drew when he was His impressive skill saw the young Basoeki receive a.

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    A doggie (2) signed ‘Basoeki Abdullah’ (respectively lower right and lower left), titled respectively ''Oe oe joe, 20 koekjes!' and '‘Gefeliciteerd vrouwtje, mooie leeftijd he’ (lower centre). ' charcoal, brown chalk, heightened in white, on paper (2), 46,5x29 cm Provenance: -Collection of the late Mrs. Maya Basoeki Abdullah-Michel (), former wife of the artist Basoeki Abdullah. It is presumed that these drawings date from as it marks the 20th birthday of Maya who was born in Maya Basoeki (artist's name Maya Bazuky) was born Maria Johanna Michel on 15 July in The Hague and died on 28 February in that city. On 11th March, the wedding of Basoeki Abdullah and Maria Johanna Michel was held in the Perkoempoelan Islam society house in The Hague, in true Indonesian Islamic style. It wasn’t until 7th April, that the marriage was considered to have legally taken place in Jakarta, only to be dissolved on 28th July in the presence of an official from the Indonesian consulate in

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    The Basoeki Abdullah Museum in South Jakarta was where the Indonesian maestro painter was murdered on Nov. 5,

    Before opening its door to the public in , the museum was Basoeki’s private house where the year-old fell victim to a burglar who happened to be his gardener. The painter was beaten to death when he tried to stop his employee from stealing a collection of expensive watches.

    The watches and a blood-stained pajama and glasses that the renowned artist was wearing at the time of the tragedy are on display in the museum, which is home to paintings and works of art he had collected throughout his life.

    After his death, Basoeki is still admired for his beautiful landscape paintings of Indonesia’s nature and portrait paintings of important public figures across the globe, from Indonesia’s first president Sukarno to India’s Mahatma Gandhi.

    “There are no other painters like Basoeki Abdullah,” the National Gallery’s former

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    Most of the second floor is dedicated to Basoeki’s artworks of Asian and African heads of state.

    Basoeki, who spent most of his life overseas, painted portraits of the late Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, Brunei’s Sultan Hasanah Bolkiah, the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos and the first two of Indonesia presidents, Sukarno and Soeharto.

    Some of the works on display were produced during the periods of his service at state palaces in Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines.

    “Most of the paintings are minimalist in terms of color and focus on the facial expressions of the subjects. It is said that Basoeki finished each painting in less than 20 minutes,” said museum head, Joko Madsono.

    Joko pointed his hand to a vibrant painting of animals escaping flames in the forest in Perubahan Kehidupan Dunia (Changes in the World).

    “Although this shows a forest fire, there are some surreal eleme