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Malaysian Modern and Contemporary Art Collection
LOT 014
Tan Choon Ghee — Piazza S. Marco
Tan Choon Ghee
b. 1930 – 2010
Piazza S. Marco, 1960
Estimate
RM 3,000 – RM 5,000
Realised price
RM 7,700
Details
- Signed ‘Tan 1960 Piazza S. Marco’ top right
- Watercolour on paper
- 44cm x 29cm
Sale
Aug 8, 2010
3:30 PM GMT+8
Wisma Bentley Music, Kuala Lumpur
Buyer's Premium 10%
Provenance
- Private collection, Penang
Literature
- The Art of Tan Choon Ghee (Cover essay by Ooi Kok Chuen, Georgetown Printers, 1997)
- Tan Choon Ghee Retrospetive (1957-1992). The Art Gallery Penang
Description
Tan Choon Ghee is the master of the “decisive moment” capturing lively activities of people and places with uncanny flourish. Piazza S. Marco was done during an exchange programme awarded by the German Government in 1959-60, when he visited Venice and Amsterdam. In 1960, he was also teaching at the Peng Hwa High School, now the Penang Chinese Girls High School.
