068
b. Penang, 1930 - d. 2010
Tan Choon Ghee
Harbour Scene
1962
signed and dated ‘TAN, 1962, CHOON GHEE’ with seal (bottom left)
watercolour on paper
20 x 29cm
Provenance
Private collection, Kuala Lumpur; acquired through Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur.
Estimate
RM 3,500 – 5,000
Price Realised
RM 4,400
It is difficult to surmise whether this scene is that of Penang or Singapore, as Choon Ghee had already started working in Singapore in 1962. A raft of ship masts in the distance topped by the fluttering pennants is the only movement apart from a lone figure walking on the plank stilt ramp towards the seafront.
