LOT 17
RAPHAEL SCOTT AHBENG
B. Sarawak, 1939 – 2019
Low Tide in Semporna, Sabah, 2002
Signed, dated and titled “RSA ‘02 Low Tide, Semporna, Sabah” on lower right
Oil on board
22.5 x 30.5 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 1,800 – RM 3,500
Executed in 2002, this work departs from portraying Raphael’s beloved rainforest of Sarawak, but instead, showcase a meticulous landscape painting of a beach in low tide, seen by a deserted sampan and people seen strolling along the beach.