049
b. Selangor, 1936 - d. 2013
Tew Nai Tong
Countryside
1992
signed ‘Nai Tong’, off bottom right
oil on canvas
76 x 101cm
Provenance
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur.
Estimate
RM 16,000 – 24,000
Price Realised
RM 15,400
LITERATURE
Tew Nai Tong Retrospective (Exhibition: Tew Nai Tong Retrospective, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, 2007, Curator: Tan Tong)
In Tew Nai Tong’s works, cow herders and cows often have a close affinity, blending with the natural landscape. The grazing ground is quite sparse with small clumps of green on the tree on the right. The branches whip back with a tentacle spreading to the left, suggesting movement.
