The Dutch artist, Auke Sonnega, arrived in Batavia in 1935 and during a 23-year sojourn painted on the island of Java, Bali, and Sumatra. Strikingly, inspired by Indonesian wonders, the artist developed his unique "Art Deco" composition merging in great harmony with the tropical atmospheres he enjoyed.
Published on the occasion of the centenary of Sonnega's birth, this luxurious and well documented biography definitively celebrates this legendary artist, who belongs forever to the "Golden Age of Bali".
Hardcover
208 pages
23 x 27 cm (portrait)
3 kg
Hexart Publishing x Afterhours Books
2006