Lot 081
ABDUL LATIFF MOHIDIN
b. Negeri Sembilan, 1941
NOCTURNO I, 1969
Inscribed ‘2/13 “NOCTURNO I” Latiff New York ‘69’ (bottom)
Etching, edition 2/13
21cm x 17.8cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur;
acquired directly from the artist.
ESTIMATE RM 6,000 - 8,000
PRICE REALISED RM 18,700 |
Nocturno I presents a play of monochromatic colour, tone and texture within a dark intriguing illustration. The artist was evidently influenced by cubist elements where the composition is broken down and presented in abstract forms and from multiple perspectives. Note how the composition, though uneven and precarious, is still harmonious to the eye. All print works by Latiff were executed only during his printmaking studies at the Atelier La Courrier in Paris and the Pratt Institute in New York. He is not known to have continued with printing upon his return to Kuala Lumpur thus making these print works exceptionally rare and unique.
Abdul Latiff Mohidin is a poet, painter, printmaker and sculptor. He received his education at Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste in Germany, studied printmaking at Atelier La Courriere in France and Pratt Graphic Centre in New York, USA. He received honours and awards such as the Malaysia’s National Literary Prize and the Southeast Asian’s Writer’s Award in 1984. Hailed as a ‘boy wonder’ by the local press when he held his first solo at the Kota Raja Malay School in 1951 at the age of ten, he has come a long way to earn himself the distinction of being one of the leading modern Southeast Asian artists, and today he is regarded as a national treasure. From the monumental and arresting Pago-Pago to the dynamic and perpetual Gelombang, Latiff never fail to surprise us with fresh ideas in every new work.
REFERENCE
Pago-Pago to Gelombang: 40 Years of Latiff Mohidin, Singapore Art Museum, 1994.
L.I.N.E. Latiff Mohidin: From Point To Point, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, 1993 (translated by Adibah Amin).
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