Lot 78 | Auction XIV

LOT 78

ISMAIL MAT HUSSIN
(B. Kelantan, 1938)

Trishaw Stand, 2011

Signed and dated “ISMAIL MAT HUSSIN 2011” on lower right
Watercolour on paper
39.5 x 56.5 cm

Provenance
Private Collection, Kelantan

SOLD – RM 4,928

Ismail Mat Hussin romanticizes local landscapes here. 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 reenacting mood and feeling as well as beautiful rustic landscapes made him one of the most well-known artists in Kelantan until this day.