Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 64
A SCROLL PAINTING BY CHEONG SOO PIENG SIGNED AND DATED 1960 Depicting an abstract scene of...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £14000
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A SCROLL PAINTING BY CHEONG SOO PIENG SIGNED AND DATED
1960
Depicting an abstract scene of fishing boats and huts in a water landscape, the reverse inscribed: 'Singapore 1960 Exhibition, bought from the painter on his return from Borneo and Sarawak by Lieut. Commander David Joel, Royal Navy, in command of HMS Woolaston, Far Eastern Fleet, signed in Chinese but he added his name in English for me', framed and glazed, 94cm x 45cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Lt. Commander David Joel, purchased directly from the artist.