The Garuda dance

Details

Adrien-Jean le Mayeur de Merprès (Belgian, 1880-1958)
The Garuda dance
signed, inscribed and dated 'J. Le Mayeur/à mon ami- Jan en souvenir/de jolies heures passées ensemble/à Bali. Mai 1946' (lower right)
black chalk and watercolour on paper, in the original hand carved wooden frame
60 x 59 cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the parents of the present owner, ca. 1946-1948

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The Garuda dance shows us Ni Pollok on her knees, dressed in a beautifully printed skirt and with a hibiscus in her hair. She wore the same sarong in the painting sold at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong on May, 29, 2005, lot 20. After World War II Le Mayeur made many of these pastels in which he sometimes used other media as well.

The authenticity of this lot has kindly been confirmed by Drs Cathinka Huizing after first hand examination.

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