Paintings

Thanks for visiting, we are constantly updating our collection of Cambodian paintings, if you have any specific requests / painting styles that you would like to see, please do not hesitate to contact us.  Any of the paintings directly below are available, the remain paintings on this page can be reproduced, please contact us for quotes.

Apsara Paintings

The Traditional Khmer Apsara Dancer is at the heart of Traditional Khmer Classical Dance, the enchanting Apsara character, with graceful hand gestures and refined swaying body movements bring a special charm to the religious ambience of Khmer art and culture. The slow graceful movements that correspond to the character are vastly intricate, representing a plethora of meanings that it would take years of study to fully understand.

The Apsara dancer plays a dominant role in Cambodian Culture, both modern and traditional, as images of her can be found throughout Cambodia. Adorned with gold headdresses, silken tunics, skirts and lush jewelry the Apsara character is one of the most beautiful and identifiable characters in Cambodian Dance and History.

The sleek looking leading Apsara dancer is eloquently decorated in Customary Jewelry, a traditional White Silk Kaben with a white top. The non leading dancers are decorated in pink kabens and customary jewelry as well as the golden flower in each of the non leading dancers hand. This is truly a very crisp and clean painting by one of the talented and leading painters in Cambodia. 

Apsara Paintings Previous Collection

Displayed in several of the images below is some of quintessential postures found in the Cambodian dance. These beautiful paintings are rich in color with a beautiful transition from light to dark (left to right) the 5 towering pillars of Angkor Wat are captured in many of the backgrounds with other figures, while the strength of many of these pieces remains the strong contrast of the golden crown, jewelry and skirt of the Apsara dancer in relation to their scenic setting. A wonderful painting displaying the lively posture and pronounced hand movements which make the Apsara dancer so attractive.

Pictured above are highly skilled depictions of a various single Apsara dancers detailed to near perfection. The craftsmanship of these pieces are brilliant, notice the subtle brush strokes in each paintings background, as well as the background depiction of Angkor Wat figures to the rear of selected paintings. Eloquently holding the golden flower in hand, with left arm fluently placed on hip, these richly decorated skirted Apsara dancers are covered with beautiful lotus/jasmine flowers throughout. Complete clear skin tones and fantastic use of lighting/shading has each piece marked as a potential favorite.

Countryside Paintings

Listed below are several absolutely beautiful painting illustrating Cambodian countryside life where over 80% of Cambodians live. Each painting is rich in detail and accurately captures many of the common sights found scattered throughout Cambodia's two dozen provinces.

 

Each countryside painting truly brings something different to the viewer, weather it be the backdrop of the great mountainous areas, palm trees, rich golden and green rice fields or even the simple image of an ox cart in motion, the true essence of khmer rural life is adequately captured.

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Angkor Wat Paintings

The majestic and mysterious ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the largest religious temple in the world and one of the seven wonders of the world. The sheer size of these ancient ruins of worship sheltered a succession of Khmer kings between the 9th and 15th century.

The temples are stunning for both their majesty and their intricacy, one is awed by both the scale and power of the structures from a distance and by their wonderfully detailed carvings upon a closer approach. One can only imagine the opulence of the city at its peak, believed to be grander than any contemporary city in Europe, a truly astonishing spectacle.

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We have a variety of sizes and types of Angkor Wat paintings, each piece displays traits of its own, nevertheless the 5 peaking towers of Angkor Wats largest and best-restored temple dominate each piece. Beautiful khmer art paintings with golden sunsets, subtle shawdows, and exceptional use of shading throughout each painting.  If you have every visited Angkor Wat in person, you know the best time to visit is either sun set or sun rise when you can see the towering pillars reflection in the nearby water front and the awe inspiring towers in their full glory. Ancient Pieces