Lot 149
Ismail Embong
b. Terengganu, 1948
Life Cycle, 1995
signed and dated (lower right)
oil on canvas
38 x 82cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 5,000 – 8,000
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Ismail Embong is recognised for painting narratives in Malaysian history, ethnic cultures and legends. His paintings of history and local heritage featuring landscapes and portraits on large murals has received wide acclaim. This is one of his more personal works, unveiling a spiritual nature through the play of radiating colour and extension of forms. The artist uses exuberant colours to represent cycles of life, full of emotional appeal.
Ismail is a prolific national artist whose works include a mural of Malaysia’s history and a life-sized painting called Tujuh Negarawan that features the seven past and present Umno presidents. He was awarded the Tokoh Negara (National Figure) award, Pelukis Negara (National Artist) award and Tokoh Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (Great figure in the Malay and Islamic World) award. His exhibition Splendours Of Malaysia: Paintings Of Ethnic Cultures Of The Land was held at the Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gokkai Malaysia in 2018.
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