Lot 45 | 28 August 2022

 

 

 

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.