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Adrien-jean Le Mayeur De Merprès — Balinese women weaving in the garden, Sanur, Bali
Adrien-jean Le Mayeur De Merprès

Balinese women weaving in the garden, Sanur, Bali

This painting captures Balinese women engaged in traditional weaving within a lush garden setting in Sanur, reflecting Le Mayeur de Merprès's fascination with Southeast Asian culture and daily life. The work demonstrates the artist's characteristic style of depicting indigenous communities with attention to decorative detail and luminous color, influenced by his years living in Bali. The composition celebrates the integration of craft and nature in Balinese society while showcasing the artist's Post-Impressionist approach to rendering light and exotic subject matter.

Signed
Yes

🔨 Auction Lot

20th/21st Century Evening Sale

March 27, 2026

Estimate: $3,800,000$7,000,000

Sold: $6,096,000

Lot 19

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Adrien-jean Le Mayeur De Merprès, Balinese women weaving in the garden, Sanur, Bali

This painting captures Balinese women engaged in traditional weaving within a lush garden setting in Sanur, reflecting Le Mayeur de Merprès's fascination with Southeast Asian culture and daily life. The work demonstrates the artist's characteristic style of depicting indigenous communities with attention to decorative detail and luminous color, influenced by his years living in Bali. The composition celebrates the integration of craft and nature in Balinese society while showcasing the artist's Post-Impressionist approach to rendering light and exotic subject matter.

Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Figurative Painting, 20th Century, Domestic labor, Serene Mood, Tropical garden setting, Belgian Artist, Post-Impressionism, Balinese Culture, Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Aesthetic