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b. Kedah, 1942
Lee Long Looi
Remembrance
1986
signed ‘Long Looi Lee 86’ (top right)
mixed media on paper
36.5 x 27.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, Penang; acquired directly from artist.
Estimate
RM 6,000 – 8,000
Price Realised
RM 7,700
LITERATURE
Voices Of My Art Spirit – The Art Of Lee Long Looi, 2010, The Art Gallery, Penang
Lee Long Looi Retrospective, 1997, The Art Gallery, Penang
Lee Long Looi is known for his lyrical feminine forms in silhouette. A lace shawl covers the head of the female singer, indicating innocence and modesty. A reverse triangle on the oval face is accentuated by the white daubs on the eyelids, ear-rings and lips.
Lee was mentored by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art’s foremost two female lecturers, Georgette Chen Liying (1906-93) and Lai Foong Mooi (1931-95). After graduating from NAFA in 1964, he returned to Kedah to teach art at Sin Min High School and Keat Hwa High School and had among his students, Eng Tay and Lye Yau Fatt.
