12/06/2026
A face that defined a generation. 🔥
Affandi (1907–1990)
𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵, 1970
Oil on canvas · 135 × 96 cm
Among the most celebrated works of Indonesia's greatest expressionist, this monumental self-portrait — painted at the peak of Affandi's powers — represents the artist at his most visceral and unguarded. Exhibited at the Malaysian National Art Gallery in 1971 and illustrated in the definitive Dag Hammarskjoeld Prize publication (Dirix, Belgium, 1976), its provenance is impeccable and its place in the canon of Asian modernism is assured.
🗓 This work is among the auction lots at our upcoming sale on 21 June 2026.
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