LOT 5
IBRAHIM HUSSEIN, DATUK
B. Kedah, 1936-2009
Sport Series, 1986
Signed and dated “ibrahim hussein 1986” on lower right
Inscribed “A/P” in pencil on lower left
Print on paper
56 x 44 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 6,000 – RM 10,000
Ib was born in Sungai Limau, Kedah, in 1936. He studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1956 and then moved to London, where he continued his studies at the Byam Shaw School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He travelled to France and Italy after being awarded an Award of Merit scholarship.
He also founded the Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation in the Langkawi rainforest, which is a non-profit foundation and museum committed to promoting, developing and advancing art and culture.