Lot 54 | 28 August 2022

 

 

 

LOT 54

A.B.IBRAHIM

B. Alor Setar, 1925 – 1978

Crossing the River, 1960’s

Signed “A.B Ibrahim” on lower left

Watercolour on paper

27 x 37 cm

Private Collection, Canada

RM 2,000 – RM 4,500

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.