Lot 028
Fung Yow Chork
b. China, 1918 - d. 2013
Fishing Village, 1999
signed and dated (lower left)
oil on canvas laid on board
30 x 40cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Selangor
ESTIMATE RM 2,500 – 5,000
PRICE REALISED RM 2,912.00
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There are so many fishing villages in Malaysia. It is often isolated, and sited around a small natural harbour which provides a safe haven for a village fleet of fishing boats. On offer here is a classic example of a fishing village that is beautifully presented in the painters perspective. Pulau Ketam was one of his favourite painting sites.
Fung Yow Chork is considered one of the finest impressionists in the country. At the age of 13, he was taught by a teacher who had studied Impressionism in Japan. He befriended Professor Chung Pak Mook of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, Singapore. Some of his solo exhibitions were held at The Art Gallery, Penang (1998), Rupa Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1983), Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur (1982), Chin Woo Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1981). He was awarded Second Prize, Merdeka Independence Trade Fair’s Art and Photographic Exhibition (1957). |
