LOT 48
SEAH KIM JOO
B. Singapore, 1939
Playing with Birds, 1970’s
Signed “Seah Kim Joo” on lower right
Batik
61 x 45.5 cm
Private Collection, USA
RM 5,000 – RM 12,000
It was Seah Kim Joo’s hometown in Terengganu that exposed him to batik in his early days. Seah’s works is nature and people, apart from occasional abstract pieces. Perhaps it was the cultural background of his hometown in Terengganu that influenced his choice of subject matters.