Lot 006
Khalil Ibrahim
b. Kelantan, 1934 - d. Selangor, 2018
Untitled, 1996; 2001
signed and dated ‘Khalil Ibrahim 96’ (lower right);
signed and dated ‘Khalil Ibrahim 001’ (lower right)
ink on paper
30 x 40cm; 20 x 20cm (set of 2)
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Australia
ESTIMATE RM 5,000 – 8,000
PRICE REALISED RM 7,840.00 |
A prolific painter during his lifetime, Khalil Ibrahim’s work is themed around the coastal life of Kelantan, where he was born. On offer is a pair of ink drawings by the prominent figurative artist.
Khalil Ibrahim graduated with a National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at the prestigious St. Martin’s School of Art and Design in London in 1964 (postgraduate in 1965). He practiced art profesionally in 1966. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society and had his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batik paintings at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1970. That year, he also had a solo exhibition in Indonesia, the first Malaysian to have done so. He participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland, and his works are in the collection of the National Museum in Singapore, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, New South Wales Museum of Art in Sydney and the Royal National Art Gallery of Jordan, just to name a few.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers dedicated its booth paying tribute to Khalil Ibrahim in Art Expo Malaysia 2018. |