9 Leaders Of State Who Hobby Painting, From Indonesia To Russia

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, former President of Indonesia and his painting (Era.id)

YOGYAKARTA Did you know that there are several country leaders who like to paint. They do this activity with various purposes, one of which is channeling their hobbies and ways of refreshing them. No kidding, paintings that have been successfully created by state leaders, both active and those who are no longer in office, have succeeded in stunning many people.

The following article will provide information to readers regarding country leaders who have a hobby of painting in various regions, including Indonesia.

Soekarno is the first president of Indonesia to be interested in paintings. He not only often visits painting exhibitions, but also paints. One of the paintings he made was entitled Rini. The painting is now one of the collectible items displayed at the Bogor Palace.

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is a politician and former president of Indonesia. After he no longer served as president, SBY spent his time painting. He even opened his own painting studio in Pacitan, East Java under the name SBY Art Studio. Apart from painting, SBY is often present at painting exhibitions in various regions in Indonesia. His painting is also often uploaded on his social media.

Beyond his controversial name, Adolf Hitler turned out to have a hobby of painting. In fact, he had intended to become an artist, unfortunately he failed to enter the art academy when he was young. One of the paintings he made was entitled The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich (1914). The painting depicts Alter Hof, a stone square in a big house.

Winston Churchill is the British Prime Minister who served during World War II. He is indeed quite an expert in politics. But who would have thought that he also painted and produced several works. One of the paintings that once drew the spotlight was a picture of a boxy bottle that was sold at a price of Rp. 18 billion.

Thanks D. Eisenhower is the 34th president of the United States. He started painting in 1948. He even managed to produce 260 paintings over the last 20 years of his life, then distributed his paintings to those closest to him.

George Walker Bush is the 43rd United States politician and president to serve from 2001-2009. Behind his legendary name as a politician, George Walker Bush turns out to have an interest as a painter. He began to get acquainted with paintings thanks to American artist totaling Norfleet who helped Bush to learn about paintings and give him a course every week.

Leopold Sedar Senghor is a poet and president of Senegal. In the field of art he not only creates poetry, but paintings. Even his work was successfully auctioned at a fantastic price.

The man who is often called Jimmy Carter is the 39th president of the United States. But who would have thought he turned out to be a hobby of painting in his spare time. He even managed to finish painting up to 100 works. Jimmy Carter used his house as his painting studio.

Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia who is currently active in office. Beyond his policy, who would have thought Putin had an interest in the arts. He even had time to paint in the form of an atmosphere of snowfall. The work was auctioned at the initial offering price of US$620 or approximately Rp7 million.

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