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Art + Architecture June 2019
LOT 180
Wong Kean Choon — 雄狮图, Lion
Wong Kean Choon
b. 1942
雄狮图, Lion, c. early 1980s
Estimate
RM 4,000 – RM 7,000
Realised price
RM 4,480
Details
- Signed with one seal of the artist (lower right)
- Ink on paper
- 76 x 104cm
Sale
Jun 30, 2019
1:00 PM GMT+8
Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur
Buyer's Premium 12%
Provenance
- Private collection, Ipoh
Description
Set against an eastern landscape with a cypress tree, the artist illustrates the magnificent power and character of the lion, marking its territory. Wong Kean Choon graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 1965. He has won several awards, including the Second Prize Winner of Art Competition held in conjunction with celebration of Ipoh City Status (1988), and one of the three Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Alumnus Malaysia Exhibition Creative Award (1989).
