Lot 581: S. SUDJOJONO (Indonesia 1914-1986)

Pemandangan dekat Lido (Landscape near Lido)
signed and titled 'Pemandangan (dekat Lido)/S.Sudjojono' (lower right); signed again with initials, inscribed and dated 'S.S, 101, Cicurug, 1976' (upper left)
oil on canvas
31 x 47 in. (80 x 120 cm.)
A photo-certificate from Museum S. Sudjojono, dated 26 February 2004 accompanies this painting.

When presented with the image of the present lot for the confirmation of its authenticity, Mrs. Sudjojono is reportedly to have commented that Pemandangan dekat Lido is truly a masterwork of her late husband.

"May it be the will of God that your art be great even though it tells of the jasmine, may your art be great even though you sing of solitude, may your art be eternal even though you sing of death."

Sudjojono (Jim Supangkat, Indonesian Modern Art and Beyond, The Indonesian Arts Foundation, Jakarta, 1997, p. 39).