Lot 41 | 28 March 2021

 

 

LOT 41

JEHAN CHAN

B. Melaka, 1937 – 2011

Coastal Fishing Village, 1987

Signed and dated ‘Jehan Chan 87” on lower left

Mixed media on rice paper

81 x 101 cm

Private Collection, USA

RM 6,000 – RM 12,000

Jehan Chan was born in 1937 in Melaka. The late artist was an outstanding watercolourist and achieved fame for it. He reflected the best of his tutelage in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art (NAFA, Singapore), under the personal supervision of the great Cheong Soo Pieng. In this particular mixed media on rice paper painting, Jehan depicted a beautiful coastal town which instantaneously exudes a certain sense of calmness to the viewer. The artist employed a mix of cool tones blue hues that blend seamlessly. It evokes nostalgia and one can get lost in this painting for a long time.