01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Hendra Gunawan's The Market Woman, with Footnotes #212

Hendra Gunawan (1918-1983)

The Market Woman, circa 1960

Oil on canvas laid down on board

100 by 116 cm., 39 3/8 by 45 5/8 in.

Private collection

Sold for HK$1,011,000 in May 2022

The Market Woman depicts a busy market scene where a group of women are engaged in a flurry of activities. Four women are seen sitting on a pavement, hawking their wares, which in this case appear to be poultry. Another lady in white soon joins in and offers her greeting. On her shoulder, a hen's head pops out of the basket she is carrying. The scenario on the painting gives the impression that the lady in white is already late when she arrives at the market. Her worried and guilt-ridden face is filled with regret, a stark contrast to the others who appear to be much at ease as all their poultries have been sold. More on this painting

Hendra Gunawan was an Indonesian painter best known for his combining of Western painting techniques and traditional Indonesian aesthetics. His oeuvre spans a vast array of subjects, including, but not limited to: fishermen, fish, water buffaloes, nude women, masked men, guerrilla fighters, and abstract forms. Born on June 11, 1918 in Bandung, Dutch East Indies, he went on to paint the landscapes of his youth, evocatively capturing the rich colors and lush wildlife endemic to the region in a style reminiscent of German Expressionism. Gunawan fought against Dutch colonial rule as a guerilla fighter, and later as an activist against the ruling government, for which he was incarcerated from 1965–1978. The artist passed his sentence continuing to paint, creating works on the small scraps of rough canvas available to him. Today, his work can be found in the Neka Art Museum in Bali, the Singapore Art Museum, and the Ciputra Sundagese Heritage Museum in Jakarta, among others. Gunawan died on July 17, 1983 in Bali, Indonesia. More on Hendra Gunawan

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