LOT 13
A.B.IBRAHIM
B. Alor Setar, 1925 – 1977
Fishing Village, 1960’s / Crossing the River, 1960’s
Both signed A.B Ibrahim on lower left
Watercolour on paper
27 x 37 cm x 2 pieces
Private Collection, Canada
RM 1,800 – 3,500
A.B. Ibrahim excelled in creating and romanticising local landscapes only with the watercolour medium. It is a common, everyday and modest scene carrying a quiet and tranquil mood that accompanies the atmosphere of villages. The artist creates a very nostalgic and sentimental mood, reminding one of days gone by or the feeling of missing home after having been away for a long time. His prowess in re-enacting mood and feeling as well as beautiful rustic landscapes on paper made him one of the most well-known artists in Kedah until this day. ‘Fishing Village, 1960’s is a postcard perfect scene of a fishing village in Kedah brings one back to simpler times before the Internet. It is a common, everyday and modest scene carrying a quiet and tranquil mood that accompanies the atmosphere of villages.