Lot 72 | 6 September 2020

 

 

LOT 72

KHALIL IBRAHIM

B. Kelantan, 1934 – 2018

Nude Sketch, 1999

Signed “Khalil Ibrahim 99” on lower right

Ink on paper

28 x 35 cm

Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 4,000 – RM 10,000

Khalil Ibrahim’s obsession with the human figure once again prevails in these ink on paper sketches. This group of human figures in their most organic form, stripped of appearance, and identity, sharing a lively moment together. Throughout his career, the artist had been documenting observations of groups of humans, particularly of the East Coast, highlighting women, fishermen, movements, or just everyday living in rural Malaysia.