Antique Malaysia Modern Folk Art Landscape Oil Painting Old Asian Datuk 1960
EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE MALAYSIAN FOLK ART IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS SIGNED AND DATED 1960 BY DATUK. THIS WORK DEPICTS A BRILLIANTLY RENDERED FIGURATIVE TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE SCENE OF DAILY LIFE IN MALAYSIA. THE DETAILS IN THIS PAINTING ARE SPOT-ON AND AMAZING. FROM THE EXQUISITE HORSE CARRIAGES TO THE WORKING FIGURES RIGHT DOWN TO THE VIVID OBJECTS AND LANDSCAPE. MASTERFULLY DONE WITH PAINSTAKING ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE. IT IS SIGNED AND DATED IN THE LOWER LEFTHAND CORNER. PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? IT DATES AROUND THE 1960s. MILD WEAR AND SCRATCHES, AS SHOWN. NEW HANGING WIRE AND BACKING APPLIED RECENTLY. DIMENSIONS: 22″ H x 26″ W. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA.