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Selasa, 14 Mei 2013

Le meyeur painting works

depicts eight women as the main objects in this painting, flower garden background atmosphere on the beach, shades natural and beautiful. Three women were doing dances of them, and 5 other women who witnessed the dance show three women, two of the women who watched as if mesmerized by the beauty of the dance and follow dance moves.

theme culture paintings take on Balinese culture, as Le Mayeur was amazed by the beauty of nature and Balinese cultures, so many works lukisanya Balinese women's beauty and activities with background garden or flower garden on the edge of beautiful beaches, such as: a woman dancing, women in traditional ceremonies, and his beloved wife Ni Nyoman Pollok are always present in every part lukisanya.


thick textured brush strokes, contrast color combination looks fresh, all combined in a impressionism style paintings Le Mayeur.



One of the famous foreign painters, who had settled and lived on the island of Bali, the full name of Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merpres born in Brussels February 9, 1880, died in Ixelles May 31, 1958 at the age of 78 years, he was a painter from Belgium, arrived in Singaraja - Bali by boat in 1932, then settled in Denpasar.

Le Mayeur rented a house in Banjar Kelandis - Denpasar, where he became acquainted with Legong dancer Ni Nyoman Pollok 15-year-old, who later became the model of his paintings.

Le Mayeur number of works that use Ni Pollok as a model exhibited in Singapore for the first time in 1933, the then successful and he is famous. Back from Singapore, Le Mayeur bought a piece of land at Sanur beach and build a house. At home who became the studio, Ni Pollok work every day as a model with 2 companions. Ni Pollok beauty and personality have captured the heart of Le Mayeur. Initially, he was only going to stay for 8 months, but then he decided to stay on the island until the end.
After 3 years of working together, in 1935, Le Mayeur and Ni Pollok married. Throughout her married life, Le Mayeur still paint using his wife as a model.

In 1956, Bp. Bahder Djohan, Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia was visited Le Mayeur and Ni Pollok in his home. Bahder so fascinated with the work of the painter and then propose to couple it to preserve their home and everything in it as a museum. Le Mayeur agreed to the idea and since then he had to work harder to add to a large collection of the house and add to the quality of his work as well.

Finally, Le Mayeur dream became a reality when, on August 28, 1957, a document was signed, which is that Le Mayeur bequeathed all his property including land, houses, and everything to Ni Pollok as a gift. At the same time, Ni Pollok then move all inherited from her husband to the Indonesian Government for use as a museum.
In 1958, Le Mayeur suffered from severe ear cancer, and accompanied by Ni Pollok he returned to Belgium to receive medical care. After 2 months there, eventually Le Mayeur died at the age of 78 years and was buried in Ixelles / Elsene, Brussels. Ni Pollok then return home to take care of his house into a museum until his death on July 18, 1985 at the age of 68 years.

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