Auction art in view

Henry Butcher’s upcoming Malaysian & South-East Asian Art auction offers a diverse spread.

The late Datuk Ibrahim Hussein is regarded as one of the most decorated Malaysian artists – his iconic work recognisable on the global stage and cherished in his homeland. But Ibrahim, more affectionately known as Ib, was also once a young and experimental artist. At the upcoming Henry Butcher Malaysian & South-East Asian Art auction on Nov 3 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, one of his early pieces Paul from 1968 will go under the hammer.