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Collection of Colonial Drawings Depicting Indonesia by J.G. Sinia '1875-1948'
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A Collection of Thirteen Ink and Chalk Drawings by Johan Gerard Sinia (1875-1948)
All framed in gilt-metal or giltwood frames
Sinia started his professional career as an army officer, a captain of the infantry. He came to Indonesia in 1903 and stayed there till 1908, visiting different out-stations of the archipelago. He was a self-taught draughtsman and graphic artist dedicating himself to the arts from 1915 onwards. Drawings by his hand were published
in Weekblad voor Indie¨, 3rd vol. 1906, in the cultural monthly Nederlandsch-Indie¨ Oud en Nieuw between 1917 and 1926, in De Vrouw en haar Huis IX, 1925, in Onze Aarde, Dec. 1928 and several other books and magazines.
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Banks of the river Walanei, South Celebes, signed and dated bottom left J.G.S. 10 ‘08. Pen and ink and black chalk. 15.8 cm x 24.4 cm
“Oud Batavia”, Chinese houses in the Pintoe Besie district, annotated under left and signed and dated “J.G.S 10 ‘06” at the bottom, pen and ink and black chalk. 22.5 cm x 16.5 cm
A Buginese kampong in the plain, signed bottom left and annotated on the reverse, pen and ink and black chalk.
Note: A similar drawing is reproduced in Het Nederlandsch Indisch Huis, oud & nieuw I, p. 319. 19 cm x 26 cm
Buginese proas, signed with monogram bottom right and annotated on the reverse Pelari (Celebes).
Pen and ink and black chalk. 14.8 cm x 19.6 cm
Buginese proas, signed with monogram top right and annotated on a sticker Boegineesche prauw op de rede van Saleijer (rechts de Lompobattang) Zuid Celebes. Reproduced in Het Nederlandsch Indisch Huis, oud & nieuw, 1e en 2de jaargang ‘13- ’14. pag. 142. Pen and ink and black chalk. “Oude Stad Batavia”
17.4 cm x 19.4 cm
Isle of Banka view of Ladang, signed with monogram top right. Pen and ink and black chalk. 18.5 cm x 23 cm
Batavia, Dec. 1906, annotated bottom right and signed J.G.Sinia bottom left, pen and ink and black chalk. 22,6 cm x 16 cm.
- Dimensions:Height: 7.49 in (19 cm)Width: 10.24 in (26 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 13
- Style:Dutch Colonial (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1915-1925
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Amsterdam, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5458220873582
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