Koleksi Galeri Nasional Indonesia.

Surono seperti layaknya seniman pada zamannya. Ia mengangkat tema-tema seputar sosial, di mana realitas sosial masyarakat ketika itu yang miskin, kumuh, dan sengsara menjadi subject matter-nya. Kita perhatikan karya “Tiduran” (1958) tersebut; menggambarkan sesosok wanita setengah baya terkulai tidur diantara puing-puing bangunan di latar depan. Pada telapak kaki wanita itu tampak kotor terkena lumpur yang keabu-abuan menunjukan kehidupan yang keras. Suasana yang terbangun dalam lukisan mengugah emosi dan empati.

Collection of the National Gallery of Indonesia.

Just like any artist in his time, Surono often created social-themed paintings. The social reality at that time where people were poor, slummer, and miserable, became his subject matter. This work depicts a middle-aged woman drooping asleep while the rubble of a building was in the foreground. The woman's feet looked dirty with grayish mud indicating a hard life. The scene of the painting evokes emotion and empathy.