LOT 1
KHALIL IBRAHIM
B. Kelantan, 1934 – 2018
East Coast Landscape, 2009
Signed “Khalil Ibrahim09” on lower right
Acrylic on canvas
19 x 19 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 2,800 – 5,500
Such an arresting vision maestro Khalil Ibrahim created with this piece. This picturesque landscape, rendered in an acrylic on canvas medium highlights the late artist’s beloved hometown of the East Coast, while transporting viewers to simpler times. Khalil began painting landscapes during the time when landscape painting in Malaysia was at its apex, before pursuing art studies at the prestigious St. Martin’s School of Art in London. Together with artists Yusoff Sulaiman and the late Nik Zainal Abidin, he learnt the fundamentals of painting from Nik Mahmud Idris, a Malay school inspector who returned to Kelantan after an art education spell in Singapore. The revolving theme in this class was the pastoral setting of kampungs and it was through this experience that Khalil enhanced his ability of capturing nature in all its glory.