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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1738223, member: 2844&quot;]It is, and it is very nice.</p><p>Trouble is, I can&#039;t read the first part of the surname, at least not in a way that makes sense to me. The last part looks like either -genoord or -genaard, both are possible in Dutch surnames. It could also be -genaars.</p><p>I keep reading Woigenaard, which makes no sense at all to a Dutch person.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were many Dutch-Indonesian artists in Indonesia, in fact most Dutch-Indonesians have an artistic streak. A Dutch-Indonesian who can&#039;t sketch or play music is considered to have a genetic defect.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> We are talking about millions of people, mostly with Dutch surnames.</p><p>And many Dutch artists went out to Indonesia for a few years to sketch and paint, making a search without a name impossible.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a webpage on the &#039;Indische School&#039;, basically paintings during the colonial period:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.schilderijen-site.nl/encyclopedie/indische-school/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.schilderijen-site.nl/encyclopedie/indische-school/" rel="nofollow">https://www.schilderijen-site.nl/encyclopedie/indische-school/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It has several lists of painters, so scroll through the entire page. If the artist also painted, he or she could be on the list.</p><p>So look for a name ending in -genoord, -genaard, or -genaars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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