LOT 45
TONG CHIN SYE
B. Singapore, 1939
Temple Street , Chinatown, 1982
Signed and dated “Tong 1982” on lower right
Watercolour on paper
70 x 90 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 15,000 – RM 28,000
Tong Chin Sye is a multimedia artist and a part-time lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore (NAFA). In 1987, he won the first prize in the PSA Art Competition and represented Singapore at the Flemish Watercolour Days held in Zaventen in 1998. This artist’s dynamic oeuvre spans from watercolour, oil, acrylic, Chinese ink painting and calligraphy, making him the most sought after artist and instructor in Singapore. Tong Chin Sye’s works are collection by the National Heritage Board of Singapore, with six of them being in their current collection.