Lot 12
YUSOFF ABDULLAH
B. Kelantan, 1928 – 2006
Untitled, 1994
Signed and dated “Yusoff Abdullah 94” on lower left
Batik
65 x 57 cm
Provenance Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 6,000 – RM 9,00
Born in 1928 in Kelantan, Yusoff Abdullah became a teacher after finishing school – a result that came from being inspired by his teachers at the young age of 10. He started mixing his art expressions and his passion for teaching, and in turn, he was bestowed the State Level Guru Aktif Art Teachers Award in 1984 in acknowledgement of his contribution in the Art Education.
This particular painting uses the medium of batik and is filled with stunning colours and motifs of flowers. It captures two women, each creating their own batik piece as Yusoff Abdullah’s artistic flair is evidently presented in the backdrop where different designs and shades of batik clothes hang from above.