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The property of the estate of the late Dr H de Roever-Bonnet After many years of devotion to her family and an active career in medical science, Mrs H. de Roever-Bonnet resigned as a specialist in tropical diseases at the Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen at the age of 65. Following this she decided to apply herself to the study of Art History. Her uncle, the painter Rudolf Bonnet, was to be the subject of her final thesis. Fascinated by his life and many travels, she embarked upon a biography of this globe-trotter and artist. The book entitled 'Rudolf Bonnet, een zondagskind' (Sunday child) was published in 1991. The extensive archives to which Mrs de Roever-Bonnet had access disclosed to her the many facets of Bonnet’s life. The correspondence which has been preserved and other personal material provided her with insight in his special relationship with Bali and Indonesia. Mrs de Roever-Bonnet administered his archives until her death in January 2004. Her fascination for the work of Bonnet was undoubtedly rooted in her fond childhood memories of, and many later acquaintances with, her uncle whom she visited all over the world throughout her life.

Rudolf Bonnet (Dutch, 1895-1978)

Portrait of I Regug

Details

Rudolf Bonnet (Dutch, 1895-1978)
Portrait of I Regug
signed, dated and inscribed 'R. Bonnet Bali 1949' (upper left)
pastel on paper
50 x 36 cm.

Literature

Dr. H. de Roever-Bonnet, Rudolf Bonnet, Een zondagskind, Wijk en Aalburg 1991, p. 115, ill. 83

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