Hamidah Suhaimi's talent for portraiture is exemplified in this painting of a young boy holding a basket of durian fruit. The boy is painted with tenderness, with large round eyes, and a natural expression. Hamidah was a member of the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia (APS), whose group of artists had sought inspiration from local life and society. Executed in an earthy palette, the boy's yellow shirt creates a bold accent against the backdrop suffused with neutral tones. Hamidah Suhaimi was a religious teacher in Singapore. Self-taught, she espoused the portrait tradition, and joined Angkatan Pelukis Aneka Daya in Singapore under Syed Mahadar, and the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia (APS) in Kuala Lumpur under the guidance of Dato' Hoessein Enas. She later married Mazli Mat Som, the de facto No. 2 to Dato' Hoessein and who later helmed APS. Two of her pastels, Kebaya (1970) and Aida (1971), are in the collection of the National Art Gallery Malaysia. She did not have any solo, but her recent-year exhibitions include Aku (Self-Portraits, 1999), Three Contemporaries (2012) and Salut 55 (2014).