Lot 15 | 28 August 2022

 

 

 

LOT 15

TAN THEAN SONG

B. Kedah, 1946

Boats, 1969

Signed and dated “Thean Song 69” on lower right

Batik

75 x 49.5 cm

Private Collection, USA

RM 2,500 – RM 5,000

Tan Thean Song works mainly in the batik medium, although he also paints in watercolours and Chinese ink. This 1980’s work has a boisterous and vibrant orange hue, with the typical cracking-line technique peaking through. It depicts a marina of some kind with wooden boats docked close to each other, while some boats being used. At the background, whitewashed buildings are seen through the lines of the sailboats.