LOT 86
IBRAHIM HUSSEIN, DATUK
B. Kedah, 1936 – 2009
Untitled, 1974
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 50 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Ibrahim Hussein 74” on lower left
RM 95,000 – 160,000
Celebrated as one of Malaysia’s most forward thinking artists and recognised for his work both internationally and on home ground, Ibrahim Hussein has a body of work that spans more than half a century and has left an extraordinary legacy of paintings that revolve around his perceptions of life, humanity, his country and the personalities that he met throughout the years. Seen here in Ib’s ‘Untitled’ work from 1974, one can discern that most of his works often have a semi figurative or figurative abstraction element poised within a flattened and ambiguous space, reverberating complexity and swirls of colours. He often emitted lines, colours and shapes onto canvas in direct response to the world around him, imploring all who viewed his art to be as moved as he was by the struggles and pleasures in the world.