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Bagus Made, Ida (1915-1999)
He studied painting from Rudolf Bonnet and Dutch painters. He was a member of Pita Maha Artists Association. He received the Wijaya Kusuma art award from the local government and the Dharma Kusuma award from the Bali provincial government. His works are in collection of art center and galleries in Bali, and also Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. He is famous for his portrayals of everyday life in Bali and for his mystical paintings of religious characters.

Bauer, Marius Alexander Jacques (1867 – 1932)
Pupil of the Academy of Arts in The Hague, who travelled to Russia, Egypt, Turkey, India and in 1925 and 1931 to Indonesia, where he participated in several exhibitions. His work was selected for the colonial exhibition in Paris in 1931 and destroyed by fire there. The artist is represented with his work in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, the Municipal Museum in The Hague and other major Dutch museums. Bauer is considered to be one of the few Dutch orientalist.

Bedil, Dewa Putu (1921 - 1999)
He studied with the Dutch painter Rudolf Bonnet (1895-1978), and was a member of Pita Maha Society during the 30s. Most of his works are inspired by village life. They usually include large figures of people, especially their heads and upper bodies, in soft pastel colors. These were aesthetic features which he learned from Bonnet. His work are in the collections of the Art Centre in Denpasar, the Puri Lukisan Museum in Ubud, the Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde in Leiden, and the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. His work was included in the Art of Bali exhibition held in 1988 at the East-West Centre in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bettinger, Gustave (1857 - 1934)
Born in Orleans, France. He was taught by Boulanger, Vibert, and Le Febvre. He married a Dutch lady and in 1909 he came to Indonesia to work on a plantation which owned by his wife’s family.

Blanco, Antonio (1927-1999)
Descendant of a family originally from Catalonia, Spain, Blanco was born in the Philippines. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in New York, and was later based in Florida and California. Since 1952 he lived in Ubud, Bali. He had been honored by several international art organizations, including the Tiffany Fellowship, New York and La Cofradia del Arros, Spain.

Bonnet, Johan Rudolf (1895-1978)
He studied art in Amsterdam. He visited Italy in the early 20s, where he met W.O. J. Nieuwenkamp, who told him about Bali. He visited Indonesia in 1936 and stayed in Bali from 1931 until 1941. He founded together with Walter Spies the Pita Maha Artist's Association in 1936 (until 1942) to promote and stimulate young Balinese artists and maintain a high artistic level of its members. Bonnet returned to Bali in 1947 and was forced to leave Indonesia in 1958. He helped establishing the Museum Puri Lukisan. His works are amongst the collections of former President Sukarno, the Neka Museum, the Agung Rai Fine Art Gallery, the Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller in Otterlo and the Sinergmuseum in Laren.

Boonyavanishkul, Rearngsak (B. 1961)
He studied at Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Slipakom University, Bangkok, Thailand in 1986 and graduated with a BFA degree.

Buana, Stefan (B. ?)
Born in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra. Still studying in ISI, Yogyakarta. His paintings sometimes depicted humorously with symbols. His brushstrokes and strong lines, with surrealist-expressionist style of painting seems very sensitive towards the ups and dows of social and political condition.