LOT 81
LYE YAU FATT
B. Kedah, 1950
Dawn at the River, 1985
Mixed media on paper
76 x 56 cm
Private Collection, Singapore
Signed and dated on lower left
RM 15,000 – 22,000
There is a gathering of two women by the river clad in sarongs who appear to be bathing amid nature. Lye Yau Fatt’s artworks are always bedecked with rich and earth tones, creating a homey ambiance and mood, where viewers may find peace in. He never fails to evoke a feeling of familiarity, warmth and security, in a way, his motifs always revolve around the rustics in a rural setting, with intricate designs running along his canvas, discernible if seen closely. Lye Yau Fatt was born in Kedah in 1950, he studied printmaking in New York. He held his first solo exhibition in 1979 at the Sum Art Gallery and has then gone on to win the Open Art Sculpture Award, the Malaysian Watercolour Society Award in 1987 and the PNB Watercolour Landscape Award.