LOT 73
RAPHAEL SCOTT AHBENG
B. Sarawak, 1939 – 2019
West Side of Tasek Biru, 2008
Signed, dated, and titled RSA 08 West Side of Tasek Biru on lower right
Acrylic on canvas
175 x 108 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 8,000 – 15,000
Raphael Scott Ahbeng was born in Bau in 1939 and was one of the most renowned abstract artists that Malaysia has ever produced. Educated in the UK at the Bath Academy of Art, Raphael was known for his large canvases of overlapping light-coloured mountains which exude an airy feel. Before turning to paintings full-time, he was once a teacher, cartoonist and a radio producer. Nature and landscapes are two things that Raphael Scott AhBeng held dear to his heart. In classic AhBeng style, he expressed his love for the solitary environments with a stunning painting, with what can be perceived as mountain range and civilisation of some sort in abstract composition.