Lot 035
Ismail Mat Hussin
b. Kelantan, 1938 - d. 2015
Marketplace, 2008
signed and dated
‘ISMAIL MAT HUSSIN 2008’ (lower right)
batik
75 x 75cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur
ESTIMATE RM 12,000 – 20,000
PRICE REALISED RM 13,440.00
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The sights and buzzing atmosphere of the market is captured in this work. Fresh markets contribute to the local economy and subsistence of the population. In many cities, the marketplace is part of the cultural identity of the people, selling products that are cultivated locally. The glimmer of white and yellow colours leads the viewer toward the figures dressed in traditional attire.
Ismail Mat Hussin was adept with watercolours which he learnt from school-teacher Nik Mahmood from 1954 to 1955 and later Khalil Ibrahim although he is better known for his batiks. He was also a musician, with a Grade V music certificate in violin from the Royal School of Music (London) and worked part-time as a musician at Radio Televisyen Malaysia Kota Bharu. He became a graphic designer cum illustrator for Syarikat Percetakan Dian in Kota Bharu, from 1979 to 1991. He was a member of the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia as well as the Persatuan Senilukis Kelantan (Peseni). |