Lot 22
103.5 x 123 cm ; 133 x 153 cm ( with frame )
oil on canvas
signed and dated 1960 lower right
Literature : Sardjana Sumichan, Affandi Volume II, Bina Lestari Budaya Foundation, Jakarta, 2007, p. 103 | Provenance: Collection of Raka Sumichan (Important Affandi collector) ; Private collection, Indonesia (acquired from the above)
阿凡迪《蓬车》1960年作 油彩 画布
款识：A 1960 (右下)
出版：《阿凡迪：第二冊》Sardjana Sumichan， Bina Lestari Budaya基金会 雅加达 印尼 (图版，第103页) |来源：重要阿凡迪藏家Raka Sumichan私人收藏；印尼私人收藏（购自於上述藏家）
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Notes:
Affandi’s "Covered Wagon" (1960) is a vivid, emotionally charged portrayal of a vehicle that held deep personal and symbolic meaning for the artist. The work features a traditional ox-drawn covered wagon —not only as a rural motif, but as an extension of Affandi’s identity. This was his preferred mode of transport during his plein air painting journeys across Java, serving both as a mobile studio and a shelter. More than mere transportation, the pedati was a personal symbol of freedom, mobility, and his affinity with the common people. For Affandi, it also became an unconventional status symbol—representing a life lived in pursuit of art and authenticity, far removed from the trappings of modernity.
Rendered in Affandi’s signature style—direct application of paint with his hands and bold, swirling strokes—the painting exudes kinetic energy and a tactile, almost sculptural quality. The richly layered impasto and expressive distortions imbue the wagon with life and emotional resonance. Surrounded by a turbulent, animated landscape, the wagon is not static; it surges forward, powered by an ox whose form melds into the earthy, swirling background. The work captures both the physical presence and the symbolic weight of the wagon as a vessel of movement, creativity, and humble dignity. Its publication in Affandi Vol. 2 by Sarjana Sumichan (pg. 103) affirms its importance within Affandi’s artistic legacy—a deeply personal and culturally rich subject reimagined through his singular expressionist vision.
阿凡迪的《蓬车》（1960）生动描绘了一辆对艺术家来说意义深远的交通工具，饱含情感。作品中描绘的一种传统的牛拉蓬车——不仅象征着乡村生活，更是阿凡迪身份认同的延伸。这是他在爪哇进行户外绘画之旅时首选的交通工具，既是流动工作室，也是庇护所。“蓬车”不仅仅是交通工具，更是他个人自由、流动性以及与平民百姓的亲近感的象征。对阿凡迪而言，它也成为了一种非同寻常的身份象征——代表着一种追求艺术和真实性、远离现代社会束缚的生活。
这幅画作以阿凡迪标志性的风格——用手直接涂抹颜料，并以大胆、旋转的笔触——散发出动感的活力和一种近乎雕塑般的质感。层次丰富的厚涂技法和富有表现力的扭曲变形赋予了这幅作品生命力和情感共鸣。在动荡、生动的景致环绕下，这幅车子并非静止不动；它由一头牛驱动，向前奔腾，牛的身影与翻腾的泥土背景融为一体。
这幅作品捕捉了车子作为运动、创造力和谦卑尊严的载体的实体存在和象征意义。作品收录于学士苏米禅的《阿凡迪：第二册》（第103页），确立了它在阿凡迪艺术遗产中的重要性——一个深刻的个人化且文化底蕴丰富的主题，通过他独特的表现主义视角得以重新构想。 - Condition: Please enquire via email to [email protected]
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