Lot 76 | Auction XXXVIII

 

 

Lot 76

ISMAIL MAT HUSSIN

B. Kelantan, 1938

Untitled, 2000

Signed and dated “ISMAIL MAT HUSSIN 2000” on lower right

Watercolour on paper

35 x 54 cm

Provenance Private Collection, Canada

RM 1,000 – RM 2,000

Ismail Mat Hussin was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He developed an interest in batik at the mere age of 12 years old and picked up his batik skills from well-known artist Khalil Ibrahim and art teacher Yusoff Abdullah. His career began as a violinist for Radio Televisyen Malaysia Kota Bharu, but he left and decided to put his all into painting.