Leonardus Joseph Eland (LEO ELAND) (1884-1952)- Netherlands. Painting details- 15.5’ by 23.5’.-Oil on Canvas; with frame- 22x32 inches; signed- L Eland
Self-taught artist, who lived and worked in Indonesia until 1920. He visited Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Bali and other islands. He participated in several exhibitions organized by the Bataviasche Kunstkring. He settled in The Hague in 1920, and later returned to Indonesia for a brief period in 1929 to prepare some huge Indonesian dioramas that he made for several world fairs.