Lot 001
A. KASIM ABAS
b. Negeri Sembilan, 1948
Buntal Fishing Village Kuching, Sarawak, 1994
signed and dated (lower right)
watercolour on paper
45 x 72cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
♦ PINKGUY Conservation Framing for this lot
ESTIMATE RM 7,000 – 12,000
PRICE REALISED RM 7,840.00 |
Self-taught artist Kasim Abas is known for his draughtsmanship and his neat watercolours and drawings. Whether using brush, pen or pencils, he is adept with sceneries, architecture, figuratives, flora and fauna, he knows his subjects well, like in this work illustrating a traditional village comprised of wooden stilt houses. Some will remember him for the book, Landmarks Of Perak (RNS Publications Sdn Bhd, 2006), which also features images of works by Chin Kon Yit and Chang Huai-yan. Chen Yoon Fee penned the text. He did the illustrations of architectural landscapes and material culture, for Sarawak Sketchbook (Didier Millet). He had also exhibited in Washington and New York, USA. He was a member of the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia and the Art Guild of Kuala Lumpur. |
