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.