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b. Penang, 1930 - d. 2010
Tan Choon Ghee
Amsterdam, Walking To Work
1999
signed and dated ‘CHOON GHEE 1999 Amsterdam’ (bottom right)
watercolour on paper
30.5 x 34cm
Provenance
Collection of The Art Gallery, Penang; acquired directly from artist.
Estimate
RM 5,000 – 8,000
Price Realised
RM 7,040
EXHIBITED
Kuala Lumpur, Art Salon @ SENI, A Tribute to Tan Choon Ghee, November - December 2009, illustrated in catalogue p. 29.
Amsterdam in winter time does have its unique charm as the city stirred in activities in the morning with pockets of people shuffling to get to work - walking, taking trams, or riding bicycles (a popular mode of transport in The Netherlands). The imposing building of red bricks with alternating white strips is probably the Clifford Chance Red-Brick Building on Droogbak. On a cold day with the carpet of snow, the red building exteriors provide a welcoming visual heat.
