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This abstract work by Khalil Ibrahim from 1991 flaunts his proficiency in colours-layering and juxtaposing warm and cool colour palettes in long and repetitive brushstrokes that form a spherical shape that dominates the centre-right of the landscape-format canvas. The background comprises shades of blue, with light blue covering the upper part and a darker shade of blue on the lower section, with an orange straight line across the canvas that creates a sense of balance to the overall composition. Khalil Ibrahim graduated with a National Diploma of Design in Fine Arts at the prestigious St. Martin's School of Art and Design in London in 1964 (post-graduate in 1965). He became a full-time artist in 1966, with a career that spanned over five decades until his demise in 2018. In 2004, he was honoured with a retrospective exhibition titled Khalil: A Continued Dialogue at Galeri Petronas, Kuala Lumpur, celebrating 50 years of painting. Khalil co-founded the Malaysian Watercolour Society and participated in painting expeditions to Sweden (Simrikshawn to Uppsala) and India (New Delhi to Nainital / Joelikot). He held his first double solo of London works and Malaysian batik at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1970. That year, Khalil became the first Malaysian to have a solo exhibition in Indonesia. He participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Switzerland, and his works are in the collection of the National Museum in Singapore, Fukuoka Museum of Art in Japan, New South Wales Museum of Art in Sydney, and the Royal National Art Gallery of Jordan. His legacy remains as one of the most versatile modern artists of Malaysia.