I Nyoman Ngendon
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I Nyoman Ngendon. I Nyoman Ngendon was among the first Batuan
Batuan, Bali
Batuan is a village in Bali, Indonesia. It is noted for its artwork and style of painting which originated in the village in the 1930s and has since emerged into a major Balinese artistic style, known as a Batuan painting...

 painters who embraced the modernization of Balinese art
Balinese art
Balinese art is art of Hindu-Javanese origin that grew from the work of artisans of the Majapahit Kingdom, with their expansion to Bali in the late 13th century. From the sixteenth until the twentieth centuries, the village of Kamasan, Klungkung , was the centre of classical Balinese art. During...

 that took place around the beginning of 1930s. Ngendon first learned the Wayang-style painting from I Dewa Nyoman Mura, a well known painter in Batuan.
Walter Spies
Walter Spies
Walter Spies was a Russian-born German primitivist painter. In 1923 he came to Java, living first in Yogyakarta and then in Ubud, Bali starting in 1927. He is often credited with attracting the attention of Western cultural figures to Balinese culture and art.In 1937, Spies built what he described...

' influence can be seen in their early works (prior to 1940's).
His works can be found in several museums throughout the world. In Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...

, his works can be viewed at the Museum Puri Lukisan
Museum Puri Lukisan
The Puri Lukisan Museum is the oldest art museum in Ubud, Bali specializing in modern traditional Balinese paintings and wood carvings. The Museum is located in Ubud, Bali – Indonesia...

 and the Agung Rai Museum of Art
Agung Rai Museum of Art
The Agung Rai Museum of Art is a museum located in Ubud on Bali, Indonesia.- External links :* *...

 (ARMA). In the Netherlands, his works can be found at the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden and the Tropenmuseum
Tropenmuseum
The Tropenmuseum is an anthropological museum located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and established in 1864.One of the largest museums in Amsterdam, the museum accommodates eight permanent exhibitions and an ongoing series of temporary exhibitions, including both modern and traditional visual...

, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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