The Anthony Forge Collection of Balinese Paintings (early 19th century – 1970s)

The Australian Museum holds one of the world’s most significant collections of Balinese paintings. This collection of 160 paintings is arguably the best documented, mainly because Professor Anthony Forge, who assembled the collection, comprehensively studied the painting tradition in Bali in the 1970s. As his intention was to document stylistic and iconographic change over time, Forge purchased a considerable variety of paintings. Some of the early 19th century paintings were obtained from community temples, while the newest, produced in the 1970s, were purchased or commissioned directly from artists.

澳大利亚博物馆（Australian Museum）藏有全球最具影响力的巴厘岛绘画（Balinese paintings）藏品之一。该馆藏共计160件作品，是目前留存文献最为完备的巴厘岛绘画藏品，这主要得益于该藏品的征集者安东尼·福奇（Anthony Forge）教授在20世纪70年代对巴厘岛绘画传统展开了全面系统的研究。由于福奇教授的研究初衷是记录不同时期绘画风格与图像志的演变，他收购了品类丰富多样的绘画作品，部分19世纪早期的作品来自当地社区寺庙，而创作于20世纪70年代的最新作品则直接从艺术家手中购得或委托定制。