LOT 21
CHIA YU CHIAN
B. Johor, 1936 – 1991
Paris Street Scene, 1962
Signed “Yu Chian 1962” on top right
Comes with a steel tag with description “Chia Yu Chian” on the front of the canvas
Oil on canvas
76 x 52 cm
Private Collection, USA
Previously sold in Bonhams, San Francisco in October 2014 (Lot 6389)
RM 25,000 – RM 55,000
Born in Johor in 1936, Chia Yu Chian studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore and graduated in 1958. He was known for being the first artist from the Straits Settlement to receive a French Government scholarship at Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris and was commissioned by the Malaysian High Commission in Paris to paint a mural painting called Life in Malaysia. He received a Honourable Mention by the Salon des Independent and Societe des Artistes Francaise.
This work, illustrating the street scene of Paris was executed in Chia’s maverick manner. The scene of the painting is at nightfall hence the employment of darker hues to portray the night sky. At the centre of this piece, the Parisian bistros’ sun shade are painted in red, with hints of yellow to illustrate light from the eatery.