Dullah (Indonesia, 1919-1996)
Portrait of an Elderly Balinese Hindu Priest
Signed 'Dullah / Bali 1973'
Oil on Canvas

width: 49cm; height: 59cm
with frame - width: 60cm; height: 69cm

Dullah was born in Surakarta (Solo) in central Java. He is most
known for his landscapes and portraits. He was the Presidential
Palace painter in the 1950s and received many commissions to
paint influential people.

He was the editor of the now-famous two volume catalogue of the
then President Sukarno’s private art collection, published in 1956.

This picture shows a kindly-looking, elderly Balinese man attired
in the white garb of a Hindi priest, and was painted during one of
Dullah’s many stays on Bali.

Inventory no.: P19