Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a paint painting by Yatanabon. It dates from 1950 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The artist, a Burmese painter active from 1903 to 1965, likely created the piece in Yangon during the 1950s.
A watercolour painting on paper by Yatanabon Maung Su from around 1950 shows an elderly woman in traditional Kachin dress, depicted from the chest up and facing forward. The work is signed “Yatanabon Mg Su” and includes an inscription in the lower left corner identifying the subject as a “Sharaw Kachin Old Woman” from Tangyan in the Northern Shan State. The artist, a Burmese painter active from 1903 to 1965, likely created the piece in Yangon during the 1950s.
Artist & collection
Artist
These untitled paintings from 1940–1960 blend loose brushwork and muted colors, sitting between modern abstraction and folk traditions.
