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Subject:Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: edmund Sun, Aug 21, 2011 IP: 166.205.142.6 I've inherited several wonderful pieces of art. They appear to be South or Southeast Asian. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could identify the type of art, and if possible, value. The signature looks something like Kuswadji. I've included a detail of the signature. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Cal Mon, Aug 22, 2011 Fabric colored (watercolor?) to look a little like Indonesian batik but is not. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: edmund Tue, Aug 23, 2011 I greatly appreciate your posting. I checked the artists' site using your url. There are are very few artists listed there, especially none named Kuswadji (i'm not even sure I'm reading the signature correctly). Am I in the right forum? Can you suggest one more likely to have familiarity with the artist/work? I've got to admit, I'm having trouble making my way around here, as I can't even find my postings via search. Only the url from emails I'm receiving gets me back here. So please forgive me for my naivete, I would greatly appreciate your help steering me in the right direction. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: adri Tue, Jul 03, 2018 This artist is an indonesian artist who made mostley batiks, I bought one of his works in Djojakarta (Java) I think he live there because I bougt it in his shop.Hiis adres is; |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Bill H Mon, Aug 22, 2011 These look like decorative batik panels from Indonesia, perhaps Bali. However, I'm unfamiliar with individual artisans there. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: edmund Tue, Aug 23, 2011 Thank you for your response. The previous responder did not think these are batik at all, but rather watercolors. Is there anywhere you could suggest that would help me identify these pieces? I really like them, and am willing to research them, but I've tried many message boards, and feel like I'm at a dead end. Is it likely, then, that these are inexpensive works by an unknown? If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate them. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Cal Wed, Aug 24, 2011 Inexpensive works by unknown sometimes become early works by artist later better known. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: mikeoz Mon, Aug 22, 2011 I suggest that you look to Java, Indonesia. Yogyo is a centre of traditional culture in Java, and the imagery has Hindu influences, and is similar to art you would expect to see in Bali. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Edmund Tue, Aug 23, 2011 Thank you so much for your reply and helping me narrow down my search. Are you suggesting I should try another forum/subforum? I'm not sure how to follow up on your information. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Roger Wed, Aug 24, 2011 "Yogya" is the nick-name for Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and this is a typical product of the batik industry there. The "veins" in the white circle confirm that it is indeed batik. Although it is an attractive decorative piece, such art is produced in the thousands for the tourist markets in Yogykarta, Bali, and Anchol in Jakarta. Artists sign their own names but since most have ony one name (no family name), further Identification would be almost impossibe. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: edsight Wed, Sep 07, 2011 Thanks for your help with this Roger. They do nice work there - and thank you as well for identifying the Batik characteristic. I had a feeling this was produced in that sort of fashion - I certainly couldn't find anything out about the 'Kuswadji' signature. Regards. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Henri C. de Villaloup Sun, Oct 02, 2011 Kuswadji (the father) was an artist, famous for his 'batik' masterpieces of traditional inspiration. He lived in Java - more especially in Djogdjakarta. He participated in shows in Europe and even in New-York, I was told. His sons followed his tracks, with other or more modern inspiration and style . I bought one batik from Kuswadji in 1978 in Djogdjakarta. Very nice. The name was famous there by that time. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: edmund Mon, Oct 03, 2011 Thanks a lot, Henri. I appreciate your history. I'm glad to hear he's a reputable artist. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Dave Roberts Tue, Oct 01, 2013 The artist is Kuswadji. K, who had his studio at Kadipaten (Mangkubumen) 1/ 342 Yogyakarta Indonesia. Born December 12th 1914. In 1957 he was the pioneer of using Batik as the medium for painting and in 1963 he was the pioneer who modernised the technical dyeing of batik. In the 1970's he exhibitedin Europe, Holland, Germany & France. He used man made dyes instead of the traditional natural dyes, which have tended to fade with age. I visited him in his studio in 1977. when I was living in Sulawesi and bought 'The Queen of the South Sea', which I think is the subject of the picture shown. Hope this is of interest to you. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: David Mon, Oct 12, 2015 I purchased 2 similar batiks from the artist personally in Yogjakarta in 1975 while traveling around the world as a student/at that time he handed me a copy pf his "biography",which I still have.. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Tom Sat, Apr 07, 2012 For more info see website: http://painters.tomenels.nl |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Ann Dyball Wed, Sep 03, 2014 Yes these are Kuswadji's. I have one. He's better known in the Netherlands. I doubt they are worth much, because most people who haven't been to Joyja (and many who have) won't have heard of him. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Ning Tue, Oct 14, 2014 The 3 batik paintings above are indeed by Indonesian batik artist Kuswadji. We own 2 of them, circa 1976; very similar style of multi cloloured batik art as depicted above. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: els Tue, Nov 04, 2014 We have similar paintings. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: John Onderdonk Mon, Apr 19, 2021 Kuswadji was a very traditional Batik Artist based in Yogyakarta. He was pretty old (or seemed so) when I met him in 1976. |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Robert Sat, Mar 05, 2022 my father -in -law is one of the children of kuswadji, he has many collections and is the heir of kuswadji's artwork |
Subject:Re: Please help me identify these art pieces (Kuswadji?)
Posted By: Bill Sat, Dec 23, 2023 I have 2 that I bought from Kuswadji himself in 1975. I actually bought 10 and sold 8 on my return to Australia. The artist was famous at the time with regard to his OS exhibitions so they must be worth something? Any one know the value? |
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