Lot 39 | 28 August 2022

 

 

 

LOT 39

ENG TAY

B. Kedah, 1947

Contemplation I, 1989

Signed and dated “Eng Tay 1989” on lower left

Oil on canvas

51 x 61 cm

Private Collection, Singapore

RM 24,000 – RM 38,000

Eng Tay was born in 1947 in Kedah, West Malaysia. He relocated to New York City in 1968 where he further his education at the Arts Student League, School of Visual Arts, and Pratt Graphics Center. He pursued his studies of graphic design, painting, and printmaking here. Prior to embarking on many painting travels in South America and Indonesia in 1978, he was employed in the graphic arts industry. These trips formed a basis for the types of scenes and moments that became his subject matter – images of people playing music, family moments and interactions, market scenes and daily rituals. As is his trademark, Eng Tay shows a family of three in the foreground dressed in complementary relaxing hues.