Lot 12: Abraham Salm (1801-1876), 'View on the river

Abraham Salm (1801-1876), 'View on the river Solo', unsigned, oil on panel, 32,5 x 44,5 cm. Chromolithographs of this painting were made by J.C. Greive jr (see lot 13). The lithograph of this painting is reproduced on the cover and page 36 of the book 'Java' by Richard Hamblyn and Yu-Chee Chong (Gallery Editions, Singapore 1991). A quote from this book: 'Abraham Salm arrived in Indonesia in 1837, and spent the next 29 years living and working in Surabaya and Malang, first as a merchant and later as tabacco planter. During this long period, he travelled extensively and recorded his appreciation of the landscape of the day in a series of beautiful paintings, originally executed on teak panels'. Provenance: descendants of the artist.