Spies paintings tightly guarded<\/p>\n
UBUD, Bali: Security authorities are keeping a close watch on
\nthe ten paintings by Walter Spies now on display at the Seni
\nAgung Rai Museum.<\/p>\n
The exhibition was opened by vice governor Ahim Abdurrahim on
\nSaturday. Dozens of painters and painting enthusiasts from
\nnumerous countries attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n
Exhibition officials said that the 24-hour security was a
\nnecessary precaution in light of the growing popularity of the
\nGerman artist, who lived in Bali in the 1920s.<\/p>\n
Agung Rai, who organized the exhibition in cooperation with
\nthe Goethe Institute and the Indonesia Ministry of Education and
\nCulture, said he could not estimate the monetary value of works.<\/p>\n
"His works are rare. His original paintings number only about
\n20 all over the world and have been widely reproduced," he said
\nas quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
Four of the paintings on display were from the collection of
\nthe presidential palace in Jakarta. They are: Javanese Dancers in
\nthe Ninth Century, Village Life in the Ninth Century, Morning in
\nIseh, and The Hermit. (pan)<\/p>",
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