Indonesian Fine Art
410 Gold Medal of Merit of the Province of Bali, 1977, awarded to Rudolf Bonnet (1895-1978) inscribed ‘Dharma 1977 Kusuma’ bruto circa 20 grams gold medal, ø 5,5 cm, in a carved ebony casket, 4x10x10 cm
€1,500 - €2,500
Up to the last years of his life, Bonnet continued his regular travels to Indonesia always bringing back new work when coming home to Laren. The drawing of a young Balinese man in this sale dated 1973 (lot 401) must have been done during one of these journeys, the last of them being in 1977 when he was honoured with the golden medal Dharma Kusuma, awarded to him by Mr Sukarmen, governor of Bali. This marked the first time that this high Indonesian distinction was conferred upon a foreign recipient.
411 Rudolf Bonnet (1895-1978) ‘Patas Makako’ titled (upper left); signed and dated ‘R. Bonnet./5’18’ (upper right) chalk and pastel on paper, 38x41 cm
€3,000 - €4,000
Provenance: -Collection of Carel Jean Bonnet (1921-2003), thence by descent to the present owners.
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