Sindutomo Sudjojono Art for Sale and Sold Prices

Biography

(b Kisaran, Sumatra, 1914; d Indonesia, 1986) Indonesian Painter. Sudjojono is an undeniable leading figure of the Indonesian Modernist movement in Art. Known for his eloquent expounding of the movement's artistic principles, much of the movement's quotable rhetoric originated from the artist who famously declared "there is one factor which I consider major. That is the factor of the populace. Even though I hate the society we have now, I love the populace, the people. My people is a people who can understand only the simplest of realities. Their reality is the reality of rice." ("Soedjojono tentang Seodjojono", Mimbar Indonesia, August 19, 1950) Thence christening the expounders of the Modernist movement as the artists of the people, amongst whom, Affandi (Indonesia 1907-1990), Hendra (Indonesia 1918-1983) and Sudjojono himself became fondly regarded as the most passionate as well as most accomplished of the group. (Credit: Christie’s, Hong Kong, Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, November 26, 2006, Lot 110)