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b. Perak, 1942
Woo Seng Non
Fresh From Orchard
2010
signed and dated ‘Seng non 2010’ (bottom left)
oil on canvas
56 x 71cm
Provenance
Collection of The Art Gallery, Penang; acquired directly from artist.
Estimate
RM 8,000 – 12,000
Price Realised
RM 12,100
LITERATURE
Woo Seng Non, Shimmering Charms: The Art of Woo Seng Non, Penang, 2010, illustrated p. 117.
It is the fruit season and the big baskets are brimming with inviting, ripe rambutans. Seng Non was taught by Professor Chan Hoi Ying (1918-2010) at the Hong Kong Academy of Fine Arts in Hong Kong. Chan, in turn, was taught by Li Tie Fu (1869-1952), reputed to be one of the earliest artists from China to be exposed to Western Art abroad. Seng Non himself is adept at painting portraits, carps and still lifes. He is also president of the Penang Oil Painting Society (POPS) which he set up in 2002.
