Duality XXI, She's not just a Pretty Face

39 x 28,7 x 2,7 inches. Gouache, mixed media, on paper laid on canvas, 2009/2011.

Exhibition ’Rhapsody for the Otherness’, Singapore 2011.

Private collection.

The unique hand carved teak wood frame with hand gilded gold leaf finishing.

(see the making of the frame)

Wash, Texture and Drawing :

Duality XXI, She’s not just a Pretty Face was presented at the auction LARASATI, 11 March 2012, Bali.
Published in the catalogue of the sale under the lot number 26, this painting was estimated between 3,000 US$ and 3,880 US$ . The hammer price was 3,330 US$.

Here’s a table which shows the progression of the quote at LARASATI [1]:

Footnotes

[1] Since Larasati’s first auction held on 30 April 2000 in Jakarta – Indonesia, the regional auction house’s reputation has grown rapidly for auctioning rare and emerging Indonesian as well as other Asian works at record prices. In 2003, Larasati marked a milestone in its pursuit to become a major player in the Asian market, with its entry into Singapore and becoming the first Asian-based auction house that crossed national borders.

Focused on featuring significant works of art and treating them as a kind of museum art, Larasati’s boutique collection platforms fine works by master artists from Indonesia, China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. Beyond just merely a matter of buying and selling art objects, Larasati is driven to enhance the appreciation and development of art in Asia.