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A bold abstract composition of peach-coloured agave-like cactus in bloom on a blue background, this work was probably shown in Patrick Ng’s first solo at the British Council in Kuala Lumpur in March 1963. A major figure of the Wednesday Art Group founded by Peter Harris, Patrick later rose to head it. His most iconic painting Spirit of Water, Wind and Air (1958) is currently held in permanent collection of National Visual Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.

Patrick Ng was a member of the Wednesday Art Group in 1960s and was awarded the Sino-British fellowship to study at Chelsea College of Art and Design (now Hammersmith College). Patrick’s painting of a violinist was presented to The National Gallery of Victoria in Australia as a gift from the Malaysian government. His work was selected for the Arts of Malaysia exhibition held at Commonwealth Institute in London.