Vintage John Van Der Sterren Original Charcoal Drawing of Sayan, Ubud, Bali

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John Van Der Sterren

"The Arrival Courtyard of the Amanda Hotel in Sayan, Ubud, Bali" 20th c.

Original Charcoal Drawing … more John Van Der Sterren

"The Arrival Courtyard of the Amanda Hotel in Sayan, Ubud, Bali" 20th c.

Original Charcoal Drawing John Van Der Sterren

Dimensions 20" Wide x 14" High

Signed by the Artist

Unframed

Very Good Condition

John van der Sterren is a Dutch/New Zealander, born in Sukabumi, West Java in 1938. His earliest years were spent on a tea estate, 60km from Sukabumi, where his father was the ‘Administrateur’, prior to World War II. After World War II, during which his family were interned in concentration camps, his parents decided to immigrate to New Zealand, and eventually became New Zealand citizens.

At an early age he developed an interest in the arts, first in cartooning, then in sculpture, and after that in music. Finally, having been encouraged by the well-known New Zealand painter, Cedric Savage, he took up oil painting.

In the 1990s John changed his method of working and began to sketch on site, mainly in charcoal and pen and ink, using the sketches as basic material to inspire him back in his studio. This liberated his style and gave him the freedom to develop his Fauvist leanings. His strong drawing forms the basis of all his work, which he paints in broad, strong colours in the European tradition. A critic once said “his style is easy to like”. This is true and it has made his work a popular choice amongst collectors throughout Indonesia and many other parts of the world, where his paintings are represented in major collections.

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