LOT 47
ONG KIM SENG
B. Singapore, 1945
Lau Pa Sat/ Telok Ayer Market, 2000
Signed and dated “Seng 2000” on lower right
Watercolor and pencil on paper
52.1 x 70 cm
Private Collection, Singapore
RM 25,000 – RM 45,000
Born in 1945 in Singapore, Ong Kim Seng is an internationally renowned watercolorist and one of Singapore’s most prominent artistic icons. Self-taught and self-supported, the artist has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Singapore and in the United States, China, United Kingdom, Japan , Australia, Belgium, Germany, France, Middle East, Taiwan and Hong Kong. He has won a multitude of awards including six awards from the American Watercolour Society, and the coveted Cultural Medallion in 1999. Playing an active part in some of the most prestigious art fellowships and organisations, the artist was President of the Singapore Watercolour Society from 1991 to 2001, subsequently becoming Honorary President.