LOT 10
KHALIL IBRAHIM
B. Kelantan, 1934 – 2018
Cherating Series, 1999
Watercolour on paper
14 x 18 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Khalil Ibrahim 99” on lower right
RM 3,000 – 6,000
Khalil Ibrahim was skilled in painting the human figure, and these compositions show a unique configuration of postures, gestures and stances. His most well-loved themes are the people of the East Coast in the fishing village. His watercolours are just as delightful and detailed as his full-blown paintings, exhibiting a fascination for the human figure. Khalil was a co-founder of the Malaysian Watercolour Society and had his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batiks 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 has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland and his works have been collected by 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.