065
b. Penang, 1930 - d. 2010
Tan Choon Ghee
Austria
1995
signed and dated ‘CHOON GHEE 1995’ (bottom right)
watercolour on paper
38 x 28cm
Provenance
Collection of The Art Gallery, Penang; acquired directly from artist.
Estimate
RM 5,000 – 8,000
Price Realised
RM 7,480
EXHIBITED
Kuala Lumpur, Art Salon @ SENI, A Tribute to Tan Choon Ghee, November - December 2009, illustrated in catalogue p. 27.
The Pestsäule (plague column) located on Graben in Vienna, Austria was built as far back as 1679. The monument is an obvious attraction in the city and a convenient meeting point. The surrounding Stephanplatz of pedestrian mall and square is an entertainment hub with choice shops, boutiques and restaurants, and a popular spot for buskers. The Baroque sculpture with its organic shape poses a stark constrast to the orderly and geometric buildings surrounding it, with the predominantly grey veneer broken only by pockets of red and orange-ochre.
