Walter Spies ART FOR SALE

1895 Russia - 1942 At Sea. Known for: Balinese figure painting, insect studies.

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Walter Spies was a Russian-born German primitivist* painter. In 1923 he came to Java, living first in Yogyakarta and then in Ubud, Bali starting in 1927. He is often credited with attracting the attention of Western cultural figures to Balinese culture and art. In 1937, Walter Spies, the illustrious German artist who settled in Bali 1927 until his death in 1942, built what he described as a "mountain hut" at Iseh in Karangasem. Adored by the Balinese, Spies was the co-founder of the Pita Maha artists cooperative, he shaped the development of Balinese art and established the Westerners Image of Bali that still exists today. After living for nine years at the confluence of two rivers in Campuan, Spies grew weary of his increasingly hectic... Read full biography

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6 Watercolors by Walter Spies

Type:Painting

Year:1922

Size:10.00" x 15.00"

Medium:Watercolor

Signed:Signed and Dated

Edition:original

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We have 6 works by Walter Spies available for sale in our April 12th auction. Please visit out website for more information.

Price: SOLD