Henk NGANTUNG (1921-1991) Children in a classroom Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. 90 x 122 cm A classroom scene where attentive schoolchildren, boys and girls, are sitting in front of tables, their eyes turned towards the same direction, probably towards the teacher. One has his schoolbag in front of him. Hendrik Hermanus Joel Ngantung is a self-taught Indonesian painter. Involved in several Indonesian art movements, including Gelanggang in the 1950s, he had a brief political career as vice-governor of Jakarta between 1960 and 1965. He then returned to painting to devote his life to it. His first solo exhibition was held in 1990, just before his death.