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b. Kelantan, 1934 - d. 2018
Khalil Ibrahim
Figures
1999
signed and dated ‘Khalil Ibrahim 99’ (bottom right)
ink on paper
32 x 41cm
Provenance
Private collection, Singapore; acquired directly from artist.
Estimate
RM 5,000 – 6,000
Price Realised
RM 10,450
When Khalil is traveling outdoors, his left hand never seems to stop sketching. He could be talking to someone but his hand would continuously scrawl out figure after figure, boats or buildings - or whatever that spooled out from his memory. Khalil is also adept at drawing nudes in various poses, gestures and expressions, with an eye for forms and foreshortening, as illustrated in this ink on paper work.
