Lot 24 | Auction XXXVIII

 

 

Lot 24

LOW PUAY HUA

B. Singapore, 1945

Singapore River, 1980

Signed on lower left

Watercolour on paper

77 x 57 cm

Provenance Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 3,500 – RM 7,000

Puay Hua is a well-known local watercolourist who graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1965 and works with oil and Chinese ink as well.He held many solo exhibitions locally and a solo Watercolour Exhibition in Zhu Hai, China. He participated in numerous group exhibitions locally and also overseas, such as in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Macau, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, England and France.

His works gained recognition through awards that he received over the years, such as “Artist of the Year 2010” awarded at the Teochew Artists Exhibition (2010); Silver Medal at Salon Des Artistes, France (1986); and National Day Art Exhibition Award (1978).