Sale 3206
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
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26 May 2013
Price realised
HKD 125,000
Estimate
ABDULLAH ARIFF (Malaysian, 1904-1962) Coastal Landscape with Fisherman signed and dated 'Abdullah Ariff 54' (lower right) watercolour on paper 38 x 55 cm. (15 x 21 5/8 in.) Painted in 1954
Provenance
Private Collection, Malaysia
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Dato. Dr. Tan Chee Khuan, Eight Pioneers of Malaysian Art, with a supplement on Peter Harris, Lembaga Muzium Negeri, Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malaysia, 2013 (illustrated, p. 39).
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