LOT 20
TAN THEAN SONG
B. Kedah, 1946 – 2018
Paddy Field, 1970’s
Batik
51 x 26 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 500 – 800
Tan Thean Song works mainly in the batik medium, although he also paints in watercolours and Chinese ink. This 1970’s work has a cool and calming palette, with the typical cracking- line technique peaking through. It depicts the setting of a paddy field, with subjects clad in traditional attire harvesting paddy. Some are illustrated carrying the yield in a basket over their head. At the background, one can discern a range of undulating hills.