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b. Penang, 1972
Pheh It Hao
Guildford, Surrey, England
2004
signed bottom left
watercolour on paper
68 x 97cm
Provenance
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur.
Estimate
RM 5,000 – 6,000
Price Realised
RM 8,250

The Guildford clock painting is a nostalgia piece, from recollections of Pheh It Hao’s time spent around the area when studying at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. The rendition of the 1683 clock overhanging the High Street from the Elizabethan Guildhall is done in his signature building top focus and negative space play of his cityscapes highlighting architectural heritage. Guildford is the home of Lewis Corrall.