LOT 11
KHALIL IBRAHIM
B. Kelantan, 1934 – 2018
Boat Builder, 1985
Signed and dated Khalil Ibrahim 85 on lower middle
Pen on paper
38 x 50 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 5,000 – 10,000
In the medium of watercolour, this painting depicts as its title implies, a boat builder in the midst of his work. With the appearance mimicking that of a sketch, the scene is clearly a beachscape, with coconut trees in the backdrop. At the foreground, a man armed with an axe is seen hacking away at wood, crafting the curvature of a boat. At his surroundings are planks of wood stacked up and strewn about, along with a canoe, suggesting works in progress.