De Boroboedoer; Mendoet; and Wajang-Wong

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Marius Bauer (DUTCH, 1867-1932)
De Boroboedoer; Mendoet; and Wajang-Wong
three etchings from the set of four, 1926, on wove paper, each signed in pencil, with margins, there were a total of 100 impressions, soft scuffing in lower right area and along the lower edge, light-staining, otherwise apparently in good condition, unexamined out of the frame
P. 655 x 525 mm. (3)

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Lot Essay

In 1925 Marius Bauer was invited by the committee of the residents to visit the Dutch East Indies. The committee had been appointed to prepare a gift for H.M. Queen Wilhelmina and H.R.H. the Prince Consort, on the occasion of their silver wedding. At the request of this Committee Marius Bauer made four etchings as a special gift. Two of them represent old Indian architecture, the remainder two represent popular scenes. Of each etching there were 100 impressions, which were offered to H.M. Queen Wilhelmina, who presented sets of them to different government and private institutions.

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