LOT 52
RAPHAEL SCOTT AHBENG
B. Sarawak, 1939 – 2019
Bird’s Nest, 2013
Signed “RSA Birds Nest 2013” on lower right
Acrylic on canvas
38 x 121 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 7,000 – RM 12,000
Raphael Scott Ahbeng was born in Bau in 1939 and was one of Malaysia’s most renowned abstract artists. The recently departed studied at the Bath Academy of Art in the UK and was known for his large canvases of overlapping light-coloured mountains which exude an airy feel. Raphael was once a teacher, cartoonist and a radio producer before becoming a full-time painter. He was always a storyteller of nature and landscapes, and translated this on canvas. In classic AhBeng style, he expressed his love for the solitary environments using a spectacle of colours and strokes, resulting in this breathtaking piece aptly entitled “Bird’s Nest”.