Lot 57 | Auction XXXVII

 

 

LOT 57

MOKHTAR ISHAK

B. Kelantan, 1939

Kota Bharu Village, 1998

Signed and dated “Mokh.Ishak 98” on lower right

Watercolour on paper

33 x 53 cm

Provenance Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 800 – RM 900

 

This piece clearly the beauty that is the way of life and the scenery. With precise brush strokes and vibrant colours with soft hues, he brings these sceneries to life, doing justice natural exquisiteness. This painting reminds one of home, and of being close to nature. Mokhtar Ishak is a self-taught artist, the only education in art was brought on by an art cours try of Youth and Sports in 1973.