Theo Schoon

Self-portrait, Borobudur

Self-portrait, Borobudur by Theo Schoon

Artwork Detail

While relatively little is currently known about the three years during which Theo Schoon maintained an art studio in Bandung between 1936 and 1939, he worked assiduously on both drawn and painted portraits as well as photography.

After returning home from the period Schoon undertook art training at the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts, he travelled extensively in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).

Together with his mother Barbara Schoon, he visited various Buddhist temples. It is likely that these journeys included a visit to Borobudur, Java’s most famous temple.

Title
Self-portrait, Borobudur
Artist/creator
Theo Schoon
Production date
circa 1936-circa 1939
Medium
carbon print photograph
Dimensions
188 x 237 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
2014/14/2
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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