LOT 36
ONG KIM SENG
B. Singapore, 1945
Market Kathmandu, 1991
Signed and dated “K.Seng 91” on lower right
Acrylic on canvas
58 x 72 cm
Private Collection, Singapore
RM 35,000 – RM 70,000
Entitled ‘Market Kathmandu,1991’, this work is as humble as it is beautiful. Ong with his mastery, depicts a daily scene in Kathmandu, in presumably, a market. An earthy palette becomes the painting, with meticulous portrayal of details. Pails and basins are seen strewn about the left of the shop, some holding vegetables. What looks like a hole in the wall shop is manned by a Nepalese lady dressed in a vibrant saree, tending to two modest, female customers. There is a simplistic beauty to this work.