Fransiskus Xaverius Basuki Abdullah (born Muhammad Basuki Abdullah, January 25, 1915 – November 5, 1993) was an Indonesian
painter and a convert to
Roman Catholicism from Islam. His work is characterized as
realism
Realism, Realistic, or Realists may refer to:
In the arts
*Realism (arts), the general attempt to depict subjects truthfully in different forms of the arts
Arts movements related to realism include:
*Classical Realism
*Literary realism, a move ...
and has been exhibited in the
Indonesian National Gallery. He received formal training in
The Hague
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. During the
Japanese occupation of Indonesia
The Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. It was one of the most crucial and important periods in modern Indonesian history.
In Ma ...
he was an art teacher. After the war he became known internationally, winning an art contest on the occasion of the accession in the
Netherlands
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of
Queen Juliana
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. His status in Indonesia provided an opportunity to paint the official portrait of President
Suharto. Abdullah was beaten to death by three assailants during a break-in at his
Jakarta home.
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See also
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Basoeki Abdullah Museum
References
External links
Basuki Abdullah Museum website
1915 births
1993 deaths
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Islam
Indonesian Roman Catholics
Deaths by beating
Indonesian former Muslims
Indonesian murder victims
People from Surakarta
Realist artists
20th-century Indonesian painters
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