GLYPHIC FIGURES - INK ON PAPER BY OESMAN EFFENDI (1957)

An early (1957) abstract ink on paper by the Indonesian artist Oesman Effendi (1919-1985).  The original frame shows minor separation at the bottom joints and some loss of gilding.  There is also a small wood chip at the lower right corner, but it's in overall great vintage condition.  signed and dated on the lower right. Oesman Effendi was born in Padang, West Sumatra in 1919. At the start, Oesman had never gone through formal art training but won an Ex Libris competition for Bataviasche Kuntskring in 1938. Thereafter, in 1947 he joined SIM Seniman Indonesia Moeda (Young Indonesian Painters) in their Solo branch, and afterward in Yogyakarta, then Jakarta in 1949. In Jakarta, he became a member of GPI Gabungan Pelukis Indonesia (Indonesian Painters Collective) from 1949-1951. He was sent to the Netherlands by the Bank of Indonesia in 1951 to design the banknotes. Oesman effendi participated in a number of painting exhibitions in 1960 and 1962. He then won an award in Pameran Besar Luki