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b. Penang, 1930 - d. 2010
Tan Choon Ghee
Golf By The Sea
1974
signed ‘Tan Choon Ghee 1974’ bottom right
oil on board
117 x 92cm
Provenance
Private collection, Penang. Commissioned by a private collector in Penang.
Estimate
RM 40,000 – 60,000
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
A Tribute to Tan Choon Ghee (2009). Exhibition: Art Salon@SENI, KL November 15-December 20, 2009
This is an unusual subject in Tan Choon Ghee’s repertoire of works as it was a commissioned piece. Without the title, one would not have suspected it is a golf course. The cliff, well covered with vegetation carved in concave strokes and with parched patches, gives the impression of a big hole while the golfers are featured as miniscule figures on a visible small triangle of greens.
