Lot 43 | 7 February 2021

 

 

LOT 43

ZHONG PAI MU

B. Perak, 1911

Untitled (3), Penang Chinese Temple, 1930’s

Watercolour on paper

18 x 27 cm, 26 x 33 cm, 23 x 26 cm, 29 x 35 cm

Private Collection, Canada

RM 1,300 – RM 2,500

Zhong Pai Mu studied at Xin Hua Art Acade- my in Shanghai, before heading to Nanjing to learn from master Xu Bei Hong who returned to China at that time. He then graduated from the art academy at Central University. Upon graduation, Zhong returned to Ipoh. Later, he was invited by Kuo Ju Ping to teach oil painting in Penang. He then moved to Singa- pore and taught western art at NAFA for a few years before migrating to Hong Kong. During his time in Singapore, he had also guided painter Fung Yow Chork.