Sale 2906
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
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27 May 2012
Price realised
HKD 137,500
Estimate
ABDULLAH ARIFF (Malaysian, 1904-1962) Jungle Scene signed, dated and inscribed 'Abdullah Ariff 56 , F.R.S.A' (lower left) watercolour on paper 38.5 x 56 cm. (15 1/4 x 22 in.) Painted in 1956
Provenance
Private Collection, British Columbia, Canada
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Exhibited
Washington D.C., USA, Malaysian Embassy Exhibition, c. 1967.
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