Ernest Dezentjé
Ernest Dezentjé was born on August 17, 1885. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Ernest Dezentjé
Ernest Regnard Leonce Dezentjé (17 August 1885 – 12 January 1972) was a Dutch-Indonesian painter. Dezentjé worked for the office of the auditor general until the 1910s, when he took up painting and began learning from established artists such as Leo Eland and Gerard Pieter Adolfs. Dezentjé joined the Kuntskring ('Batavia Art Circle') and was exhibiting by the 1920s, gaining popularity for his depiction of Mount Gede. By 1940 he had held several solo exhibitions and was acknowledged as one of the most important artists of the Dutch East Indies. He remained active through the 1970s, establishing a close friendship with President Sukarno and taking several apprentices. Dezentjé was best known for his landscape paintings, which emphasized natural beauty and lighting, and is considered part of the Mooi Indië (lit. 'Beautiful Indies') movement. Reception of his works was initially positive, though later critics questioned his formulaic presentation and use of perspective. Paintings by Dezentjé are exhibited at the Merdeka and Bogor Palaces and held by several museums.