Masterpiece auction online catalogue 22nd june issue #4 by masterpiece auction

Fine Art Auction

Malaysia, 22 JUNE 2014 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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Malaysia Auction Sale Southeast Asian, Chinese, Modern & Contemporary Art

AUCTION Sunday, 22nd JUNE 2014 | 1 pm The Hotel Royale Chulan Taming sari Grand Ballroom 5 Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

VIEWINGS 12th -15th JUNE 2014

10 a.m - 6 p.m

Island Gallery 6 Phuah Hin Leong Road 10050 Georgtown Penang, Malaysia

4th - 21st JUNE 2014

10 a.m - 7 p.m Tiny Rose Gallery 151 Jalan 5/42 Off Jalan Gasing 46100 Petaling Jaya Malaysia

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Important Notices BRIEF ON CATALOGUE

BIDDING The Auctioneer accepts bids from those present in the saleroom, from telephone bidders, or by absentee written bids left with Masterpiece in advance of the auction. Bidding will be done in Ringgit (MYR). The auctioneer will not specifically identify bids placed on behalf of the consignor.

Buyers are advised to inspect the property themselves. Masterpiece is not liable for any error or omission in this catalogue. All descriptions of dimensions are approximate only.

BIDDING INCREMENTS The auctioneer will normally start with bids below the low estimate and may at his own discretion increase bids. The standard increments are:-

All Lots are sold on an “as is” basis. The contents of catalogues produced by Masterpiece formed statements of opinion only. Subject to the limited warranty given in the Conditions of Sale for Buyers, no representation and warranty is made by Masterpiece or any seller of a Lot in respect of anything, including without limitation, description, value, or quality.

CONDITION REPORTS

Condition reports are provided as a service to interested clients. Prospective buyers should note that descriptions of property are not warranties and that each lot is sold “as is”. Masterpiece catalogues sometimes include references to condition only in descriptions of Lots such as prints, books and wine. Generally, no statement of condition is given although they can be made available on request. Please liaise with Masterpiece representatives for a condition report on a particular lot.

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EXPLANATION OF CATALOGUING PRACTICE

For Pictures, Drawings, Prints and Miniatures. Terms used in this catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them below: Name(s) or Recognized Designation of an Artist without any Qualification in Masterpiece opinion a work by the artist. *”Attribute to…” In Masterpiece qualified opinion probably a work by the artist in whole or in part. *”Studio of..’/”Workshop of..” In Masterpiece qualified opinion a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist, possibly under his supervision. *”Circle of..” In Masterpiece qualified opinion a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence. *”Follower of…” In Masterpiece qualified opinion a work executed in the artist’s style but not necessarily by a pupil. *”Manner of…” In Masterpiece qualified opinion a work executed in the artist’s style but of a later date. *”After…” In Masterpiece qualified opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist. *”Signed..”/”dated…”/“Inscribed…” In Masterpiece’s qualified opinion the work has been signed/dated/inscribed by the artist. “With signature…”/”With inscription…” In Masterpiece’s qualified opinion the signature/ inscription appears to be by hand other than that of the artist. *With date…” In Masterpiece’s qualified opinion the date on the item was not executed on that date.

INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

TELEPHONE BIDS Prospective buyers may bid by telephone during the course of the auction. Arrangements for this service must be confirmed with the Bid Department at least 2 hours prior to the auction. Telephone bids may be recorded. By bidding on the telephone, prospective buyers consent to the recording their conversation. Masterpiece will not be responsible for errors of failures to execute bids. SUCCESSFULL BIDS The fall of the auctioneer’s hammer indicates the final bid, at which time, the buyer assumes full responsibility for the lot. AUCTION RESULTS You may view auction results at www.masterpiece-auction.com

CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR BUYERS

Together with the terms as set out in “INFORMATION FOR BUYERS”, These Conditions contain all terms in which a buyer contracts with a seller in respect of the sale of a Lot. These terms may be amended at any time by way of notices or oral announcements during the sale and auction. The buyer agrees to be bound by these Conditions when he/she bids to purchase a Lot. 1. Meanings In these terms and conditions, the following words and expressions have the following meanings:

CONDITIONS OF SALE Masterpiece CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR BUYERS governs the terms and conditions of contract between the buyer and the seller of a lot and is set out later in this catalogue. Persons who have been registered as bidders will be deemed to have read and be fully aware of and subject to the terms as stated in the CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR BUYERS.. No reliance should be placed on oral representations made by any person at the auction.

“Buyer” means the successful bidding buyer of a Lot;

ESTIMATES Estimates are based upon prices recently paid at auction for comparable property, condition, rarity, quality and provenance. Estimates are subject to revision. Buyers should not rely upon estimates as prediction of actual selling prices. Estimates do not include the buyer’s premium. For estimate on request, please contact us for further information.

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RESERVES The reserve is the confidential minimum price the consignor will accept. The reserve will not normally exceed the low estimate.

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BUYERS PREMIUM Masterpiece charges a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at 12% (twelve percent). VIEWING/ADMISSION Pre-auction viewings are open to the public and free of charge. Buyers are strongly advised to examine the lots thoroughly, Condition reports are available. Masterpiece reserves the right to refuse admission and participation in its auctions. REGISTRATION Prospective buyers need to register for a numbered bidding paddle. Details of bank accounts are required for credit reference purposes.

ABSENTEE BIDS Absentee bids are written instructions from prospective buyers directing Masterpiece to bid on their behalf up to a maximum amount specified for each lot. Masterpiece staff will attempt to execute an absentee bid at the lowest possible price taking into account the reserve price. If identical bids are received from two or more parties, the first bid received by Masterpiece will take priority. The auctioneer may execute absentee bids directly from the rostrum. Absentee Bids Forms are available in this catalogue. Absentee bids submitted on “no-reserve” lots will, in the absence of a higher bid, be executed at the amount of the bid.

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“Catalogue” means the Catalogue prepared by Masterpiece which describes and illustrates all Lots for sale by Masterpiece; “Conditions” means these terms and conditions;

“Lot” means each piece of property as described in the Catalogue for which bids are invited for purchase; “Masterpiece”, “our”, “we”, “us” means Masterpiece Auction sdn. bhd;

“Seller”, means in respect of a particular Lot, the seller of that Lot and his personal representatives; “MYR” means the lawful currency of Malaysia. Except where the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, words importing any one gender shall include all genders, and words importing persons shall include companies and corporations and vice versa. Unless otherwise stated, references to Clauses are references to Clauses in these Conditions. The headings appearing in this Agreement are inserted for ease of reference only and shall in no way define, limit or construe the terms and conditions appearing herein. 2. Parties to the sale of a Lot Unless otherwise stated, a Buyer contracts with a Seller to purchase a Lot. Masterpiece acts as the Seller’s agent in respect of the sale of a Lot.

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Bidding Registering. Prospective buyers are required to register for a numbered bidding paddle. Copies of bank accounts may be required to be shown to Masterpiece for credit references and/or payment purposes. Reserve. Unless otherwise stated, all Lots are offered for sale, subject to a Reserve Price which is confidential between the Seller and Masterpiece. Bids may be placed by representatives of Masterpiece on behalf of the Seller up to the Reserve Price. There is no obligation on Masterpiece to identify bids placed on behalf of a Seller. Types of bids. Bids may be accepted from those present at the auction and from telephone bidders, or by absentee written bids left with Masterpiece prior to the auction. By bidding by telephone, all prospective buyers consent to the recording of all conversation and bids. Currency. Prices of all Lots are in Ringgit Malaysia and all bids shall be made in Ringgit Malaysia. Final bid. The fall of the auctioneer’s hammer indicates acceptance of the final bid, at which time the Buyer enters into a full valid and binding contract with the Seller to purchase the Lot. The results of absentee bids will be notified to the prospective buyer after the auction. Risk and responsibility of the Lot (but not title) pass to the Buyer seven calendar days from the date of the sale or earlier if full payment is made and delivery made to the Buyer. Buyer’s responsibility. When bidding, a prospective buyer accepts personal responsibility to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot for which he bids if he is successful, together with the premium price of 10% (ten percent) of the hammer price. Limited warranty No warranty. Neither the Seller nor Masterpiece makes any warranty in respect of the description of any Lot, its value or its quality. Save for the limited warranty set out in this Clause 4(b) below, the Buyer purchases a Lot “as is” without any representation or warranty of any kind by Masterpiece or the Seller. The contents of the Catalogue are statements of opinion only and do not constitute any representation or warranty whatsoever in respect of any Lot. Limited warranty. The Seller and Masterpiece only warrant that the Lot is related to the artist named in its description in the Catalogue. In the event of any allegation of lack of authenticity or forgery, the Buyer is required to notify Masterpiece in writing within a period of 30 days (the “Notice”) from the date of auction. Contents of Notice. The Notice shall include written evidence from a reputable independent expert who is able to show that the Lot is a forgery. Masterpiece or the Seller reserves the right to request for further evidential proof from other experts if in their respective opinions either of them is not satisfied with the finding of the Buyer’s expert. Refund. In the event that Masterpiece is satisfied with the evidence as enclosed in the Notice and subject to (i) receipt of the full refund from the Seller and (ii) the return of the Lot in such condition as it was sold, a refund of the purchase price for that Lot will be made to the Buyer. The liability of Masterpiece and the Seller is limited to the purchase price of such Lot. Neither Masterpiece nor the Seller shall be liable for any other damages, costs and expenses that may be incurred in presenting the Notice. Conflict of opinion. In the event of conflict of opinion between the Buyer’s expert and the expert appointed by Masterpiece or the Seller, or if it can be shown that tests of authenticity would involve scientific process which could damage or otherwise jeopardize the condition of the Lot and which scientific process did not exist at the time of the publication of the Catalogue, no refund will be made of the affected Lot. No assignment of Limited Warranty. The Limited Warranty in this Clause 4 is for the benefit of the Buyer only and cannot be assigned to any third party.

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001 LUI CHENG THAK (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1967) a) Bali X, 2001 b) Bali VIII, 2001 Oil on Canvas: 49 x 40 cm a) Signed and dated, lower right: L.Cheng Thak, 2001 Signed and dated reverse b) Signed, lower left: L.Cheng Thak, 2001 Signed and dated reverse MYR 6,000 - 10,000 USD 1,935 - 3,226 Born in 1967 Negeri Sembilan. Lui Cheng Thak turned a full time artist after graduating from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1989. His works are often filled with historical buildings that exhibit our multi-cultural heritage. His masterful creations were often inspired by some of the most captivating sceneries of Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Malacca. Throughout Cheng Thak’s artistic journey, he participated in various group exhibitions including the Philip Morris Malaysian Asean Art Awards and National Art Gallery. He held his first solo exhibition titled ‘As I was Passing’ in Kuala Lumpur in 1997 and his most recent exhibition titled ‘Redeem’ in 2014.

002 Dr. Foo Yong Kong (b. Kuala Lumpur, 1948) Mountain Landsape Acrylic on Canvas: 51 x 76 cm Signed, lower right: Yong Kong MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613 Born in 1948 and graduated from Malaysia Art Institute in 1970. Yong Kong majors in oil and Chinese ink painting, in particular, calligraphy. Since 1972, he spent more than a decade abroad, both the West and the East, studying and exhibiting. Throughout his career, he has held numerous solo and group exhibitions, including international Biannual Exhibitions in Italy (2003), Tokyo (2004), Korea (2005) and Beijing (2005). Presently, Yong Kong is the president of the Malaysian Contemporary Chinese Painting & Calligraphy Association. The signature style of Yong Kong incorporates the philosophies of the east and the west into a distinctive yet harmonious art form. His artwork mostly is based intrinsically on the elements of wind and water; his paintings have demonstrated the interactions of ‘qi’ (unseen inner essence) with different natural land masses like mountains, forest, seas. Practising abstract-expressionism over the years, his paintings have evolved from a representational arrangement to a much spontaneous form reflecting the artist’s thought and emotional. Almost every painting is a testimony of his personal attachment in nature and calligraphic art. Yong Kong’s calligraphic expression invokes an evolutionary trend.

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003 Amron Omar (b. Kedah, 1957) Pertarungan Sketches Graphite on paper: a) 20 x 14.2 cm Signed and dated, upper left, Amron, 2002 b) 45 x 32 cm Signed and dated, lower right, Amron ‘94 c) 20 x 14.2 cm Signed and dated, upper left, 2002

Born in 1957, Kedah. Amron received his formal art education from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). More than 30 years of artistic journey, Amron has accumulated a great visual experience. He produced many works of painting, drawing and sketching with the best visual quality. He works intrinsically to describe the nature side of traditional Malay culture – silat – into an art form. The artist’s attempt in promoting the local spirit of Malay culture is at the highest level. Amron won a numerous reputable awards including the Young Contemporary Artsits Minor Award (1982) and the silver award from Sime Darby Art Asia Exhibition (1985). In 2012, National Art Gallery has honoured Amron with a reputable exhibition Pertarungan at National Art Gallery. The exhibition feaures more than 150 works from a selected series of pertarungan using different medium.

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004 CHIA TICK CHIAM (b. Johor, 1946) a) At the Shore, 1972 b) Boat Oil on Board: 58 x 38 cm each a) Signed and dated, lower right: Tick Chiam ‘72 b) Signed, lower right: Tick Chiam MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226 Born 1946, Johor. He comes from a distinguished and talented family of artists.Tick Chiam’s brothers ,Yu Chian and Hui Chian are renowned artists. At the age of 16, he was asked to assist his eldest brother in the gallery business where he later developed art as a hobby. From 1968 to 2008, he has held 12 solo exhibitions in various places including Penang, Alor Star, Johore Bahru, Cessnock, New South Wales and Singapore. Besides, he has also participated more than 60 group exhibitions. His works are well collected including collectors from the UK, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore & Malaysia.

005 Chong Hon Fatt (b. Penang, 1941) Old Railway Station, Kuala Lumpur, 1997 Oil on Canvas: 60 x 50 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Chong, ‘97 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 Born in Penang in 1941. Hon Fatt mainly works on oil and watercolour painting. He focuses on the interplay between light and shadow of natures. Lights played an important part in his painting as he captures the very moment of interaction of light with his subject matter. In 1965, Hon Fatt had his first solo exhibition and numerous group exhibitions across the region including Osaka (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Frankfurt (Germany). In 2012, Penang State Art Gallery features a retrospective exhibition celebrating his lifetime achievement. 12

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006 Keng Seng Choo (b. Kedah, 1945) a) Contemplation b) Adoring a flower, 1980 Coloured ink on paper: a) 92 x 36.5 cm Signed, right edge: 明金 b) 91.5 x 36.5 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 庚申,明金 MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226 Born in 1945, Alor Setar. Seng Choo received formal art training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1965. He is a full time artist, who is known for his excellent techniques in creating batik art; mostly depicting still life and object. He has won several awards and recognition and one of his most notable was the Silver Medal received at the New York International Art Show in 1970. Kampung life and figures are characteristic of Seng Choo’s early work in watercolour.

007 Kuo Ju Ping (Fujian, 1908 - 1966) House under a tree trunk Pastel on paper: 36 x 26 cm Signed, lower left: 若萍 Literature - Illustrated in Dato’ Tan Chee Khuan, The Art of Khaw Sia and Kuo Ju PIng, Pioneer Artists, 2014, The Art Gallery, Penang, Page 346. MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 Born in 1908, Fukian (China). He migrated with his parents to Penang in his teens and studied at Chung Ling High School. Later, he enrolled at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) and graduated in 1940. Ju Ping is a follower of post-impressionism. This tradition can be seen in his painting Houses and Trees. His paintings featured with subdued, natural colours that inspire calm – a wonderful way to transform and revitalize a landscape scene. Expressed with a spontaneous effect charging with sublime energy, Ju Ping’s subject appear to stand out.Through the lenses of post-impressionism, his depiction of rustic or rural scenes such as rubber estates, oil palm plantations, the ordinary lives of people in town are of have been transformed into gorgeous visual projection. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

008 Tan Choon Ghee (Penang, 1930 - 2010) Kek Lok Si Penang, 1974 Watercolour on paper: 53 x 41 cm Sealed with stamp and dated,upper right: 1974 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 Born in 1930, Penang. Choon Ghee is a veteran watercolourist. After his secondary school education at Chung Ling High School, Choon Ghee continued to pursue his art training in Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore in 1951. After completing his studies in Singapore he went to the Slade School of Fine Art London in 1958. Through a series of intensive art training, Choon Ghee had developed a fine draughtsmanship and quick sketches. Choon Ghee’s theme usually focused on Penang street scenes, cultural building, roadside stalls and people.

009 Keng Seng Choo (b. Kedah, 1945) Quiescence dusk, 1983 Watercolour on paper: 53 x 71 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Seng Choo ‘83 MYR 3,000 - 6,000 USD 968 - 1,935

Born in 1945, Alor Setar. Seng Choo received formal art training at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1965. He is a full time artist, who is known for his excellent techniques in creating batik art; mostly depicting still life and object. He has won several awards and recognition and one of his most notable was the Silver Medal received at the New York International Art Show in 1970. Kampung life and figures are characteristic of Seng Choo’s early work in watercolour.

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010 Kuo Ju Ping (Fujian, 1908 - 1966) A Byre, Undated Watercolour on paper: 26.5 x 37 cm Sealed, Lower right MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226 Born in 1908, Fukian (China). He migrated with his parents to Penang in his teens and studied at Chung Ling High School. Later, he enrolled at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) and graduated in 1940. Ju Ping is a follower of post-impressionism. This tradition can be seen in his painting Houses and Trees. His paintings featured with subdued, natural colours that inspire calm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a wonderful way to transform and revitalize a landscape scene. Expressed with a spontaneous effect charging with sublime energy, Ju Pingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subject appear to stand out. Through the lenses of post-impressionism, his depiction of rustic or rural scenes such as rubber estates, oil palm plantations, the ordinary lives of people in town are of have been transformed into gorgeous visual projection.

011 a) A.B Ibrahim (1925 - 1977) Seaside Breeze b) Choo Beng TEong (b. Penang, 1966) Yellow Rumped Flycatcher, 2009 Watercolour on paper: a) 27 x 37 cm Signed, lower: A.B Ibrahim b) 18 x 24 cm Signed, lower right: Choo Beng Teong MYR 4,000 - 8,000 USD 1,290 - 2,581

a) Born in 1925, Alor Star. A. B.Ibrahim who was a self-taught artist that come from an artistically inclined family. He was one of the founder members of Persatuan Pelukis Melayu, Malaya (Society of Malay Artists, Malaya. A. B Ibrahim has participated in few exhibitions organised by Persatuan Pelukis Melayu and Penang Trade Fair; in 1962 his solo show was held at Dewan Besar Perniagaan Cina, Ipoh. A. B Ibrahim paintings were collected by National Art Gallery and state galleries. Watercolour is the main medium he worked excellent with, depicting romanticized local landscape. b) Born in 1966, Penang. Beng Teong graduated in art and graphics at Universiti Sains Malayia in 1985. Beng Teong has over two decades of experience in observing and photographing birds in the wild. He held several exhibitions in Penang and has participated in various group exhibitions internationally. He was awarded the Major Award at the Penang Pesta Art Competition in 1993.

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Born in 1944, Penang. Tan Peng Hooi is a veteran artist since 1966s. At the same year, he had his first solo exhibition at Penang Library. After several successful exhibitions, Peng Hooi has been known as one of Malaysia’s most promising young artist. He was honoured by the Reader’s Digest with a featured article, “The Painter who Preserves Malaysia’s past”. The beauty of rural life, ducks, doves and chicken have been presented on the canvas through Peng Hooi’s keen sense of perception and unique expression.

012 Tan Peng Hooi (b. Penang, 1942) a) Koi Fish, 2009 b) Let the day begin, 2012 Oil on Canvas: a) 28 x 35 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Tan Peng Hooi, 2009 b) 35 x 42 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Tan Peng Hooi, 2012 MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

013 Khaw Sia (Shanghai 1913 - 1984) Magnificient Orchids Watercolour on paper: 43 x 24 cm Signed, lower right: 西亚 Illustrated in Dato’ Tan Chee Khuan, The Art of Khaw Sia and Kuo Ju PIng, Pioneer Artists, 2014, The Art Gallery, Penang, Page 54. MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258 Born 1913, China. Before settling down in Penang, he studied at the Sung Hua Academy in Shanghai where he engaged with several prominent Chinese brush painters. Utilising Chinese brush technique, Khaw Sia’s landscapes was greatly praised by the well-known Chinese brush artist Xu Beihong. In 1932, Khaw Sia took a brief but private lesson under the guidance of Sir Russell Flint in England who was the president of Britain’s Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour. Under Flint’s tutelage, Khaw Sia developed his exquisite meticulous style of the English watercolour. Integrating the painting technique of the east and the west, Khaw Sia’s Chinese brush and English watercolouring techniques has reached a harmonious fusion in his paintings. Khaw Sia is a well-travelled artist with extensive imagination and his paintings have a combination of grand scope and focus on details.

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014 Awang Damit (b. Sabah, 1956) Payarama Sketsa VI, 2012 Mixed media on canvas: 61 x 61 cm Signed, dated and titled on the reverse: Awang Damit, 2012, Payarama Sketsa VI MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839

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015 Suzlee Ibrahim (b. Terengganu, 1967) Garden Sakura, 2008 Mixed Media on Canvas: 91 x 91 cm Signed and dated on reverse: Suzlee Ibrahim, 2008 MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806

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Born in 1967, Kuala Terrenganu. Suzlee Ibrahim is one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most notably abstract expressionism painters. He has been in the art world for more than 25 years; he started painting since he was 19. After graduated from University Teknologi MARA he worked in advertising and publishing companies only after a few years he returned to became university lecturer. Suzleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s participation in Malaysian art scene has allowed him to experiment his works with oil and acrylic, by doing this he discover the art mediums that can create his desire texture and subject on canvas. Suzlee Ibrahim has created series of paintings, e.g., Movement series, Belantara series, Ombak series. Each of the series has significant values for the artist as the theme derived from his personal encounters and being transferred to canvas using ranges of colours and brush strokes. Even without any images or objects Suzlee is capable of producing attractive piece of painting, the composition of colour and texture on the canvas is the highlight. Each brush strokes, sprinkled colour and texture is special and unique; there are the demonstrations of Suzlee emotions and expressions.

016 SOETOPO (b. Yogyakarta, 1931) Penjual ketupat, 2003 Oil on canvas: 145 x 145 cm Signed and dated lower right: Soetopo, 2003 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 15,000 - 20,000 USD 4,839 - 6,452

Born in Yogyakarta, April 13, 1931. He studied painting at The Indonesian Academy of Fine Arts (ASRI) Yogyakarta under Hendra Gunawan, Trubus and Soedarso tutelage. Since 1950, he was actively participated in many exhibitions and handled monumental works for Hotel Indonesia, Ambarukmo Hotel, Satu Maret Monument, Palagan Ambarawa, TMII Historical Monument Relief and Satria Mandala Museum, Jakarta. following the exhibition welcomes the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, 1955. Diversity in Harmony Exhibition in Yogyakarta, Borobudur International Festival Exhibition at the Museum H. Widayat, Mungkid, Magelang, 2002. Exhibition "Footsteps" at the Court of Djoko scream, Yogyakarta, 2003. Art Exhibition "Membaca Dunia Widayatâ&#x20AC;? at Museum H.Widayat, Mungkid, Magelang, 2004.

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017 OTTO DJAYA (Rangkas Bitung, West java, 1916 - 2002) Ondel - Ondel, 1998 Oil on canvas: 90 x 140 cm Signed and dated, lower right: 1998, Otto Djaya MYR 4,000 - 6,000 USD 1,290 - 1,935

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018 TATANG GANAR (Bandung, 1936 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2004) Bunga Mawar Putih, 2002 Oil on canvas: 65 x 85 cm Signed and dated, lower right: T. Ganar, 02 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist

Born in Bandung, August 19, 1936. He graduated from ASRI Yogyakarta (1961) and lived in Bandung until now. Since 1965 he was active to participate in solo and joint exhibitions in Jakarta, Bandung, and Bali. Every year he had exhibition with Papilio Group in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. In 1994 he had his solo exhibition in Folklore I, TIM, Jakarta and Folklore II, Topaz Hotel, Bandung.

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019 CAREL LODEWIJK DAKE, Jr (Schaerbeek, 1886 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jakarta, 1946) Landscape Oil on board: 60 x 74 cm Signed, lower left: CL. Dake MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

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Born in Schaerbeek, Belgium, 1886. He traveled to different places and intensely painted about Cambodja and Thailand but mostly attracted to Indonesian landscape. He went to all over Java, Sumatra and Bali as his painting objects. He died in Jakarta (1946).

020 ADRIEN CHARLES LOUIS LE MAYEUR DE MERPRES (1844 – 1923) Landscape Oil on canvas: 48 x 78 cm Signed, lower left: Le Mayeur MYR 6,500 - 8,000 USD 2,097 - 2,581

Charles Louis - Adrien Le Mayeur the Merprès was a Belgian impressionist painter and etcher, best known for his landscapes and seascapes. He came from a noble family that was akin to the Belgian royal family. He debuted at the Brussels Salon in 1870, and then participated in many exhibitions in Antwerp, Brussels, Chicago, Moscow, Munich (1891, gold medal), Paris, Vienna and Scheveningen. He takes part in 1885 and 1900 at the World Exhibition in Paris. He was a pupil of Isidore Meyers in Hamme - Driegoten (around 1877). He joined together with Isidore Meyers and Jacques Rosseels to Dendermonde School. He painted sunny landscapes in impressionist style, but especially biggest navies along the Belgian coast. One can find his works in museums in Brussels, Leuven, Mons, Namur and Munich. There ‘s also a work by him in the Chamber of Deputies in Brussels. His son Adrien - Jean Le Mayeur the Merprès (1880-1958) was also a famous painter.

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021 Bo Yuan, 伯圆长老 (1914 - 2009) Winter Plum, 1979 Coloured ink on paper: 74. 5 x 172.5 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 伯圆,己未 MYR 15,000 - 20,000 USD 4,839 - 6,452

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Born in 1914, Fujian. Besides his contribution in Buddism in Malaysia, he has proven his accomplishments in poetry and calligraphy. Bo Yuan calligraphy and paintings has been hailed as more people book Zen harmony unity. To acknowledge his great achievement in art two tombstones were elected on 1991 and 1992 subsequently, entitled “God of ink” and “Poetry God”. In 2000, Malaysia National Art Gallery features his solo.

022 Prof. Cheng Haw- Chien, 郑浩千 (b. Penang, 1948) Bamboo & flowers, 竹外桃花 Coloured ink on paper: 95 x 55 cm Signed and sealed, right edge: 浩千 MYR 3,000 - 8,000 USD 968 - 2,581 Born in 1948, Penang. His interest in art has been nurtured since his adolescent, learning Chinese brush painting and western art form simultaneously. Haw-Chien continued pursuing art in Taiwan and Hong Kong after his secondary school education. After graduated from the university in 1974, he has toured South East Asia and European countries holding solo exhibitions. He has embarked on Solo World Tour in 2010 and at the same year he was appointed as a lifelong art advisor in Ninbong Art Museum. To date, he has numerous art exhibitions in various galleries, locally and internationally. 鄭浩千，出生於馬來西亞檳城。中學畢業後赴台灣深造，師事竺摩上人、趙少昂、劉太希，學習詩書畫。現任馬來西亞中央藝術研究院院長暨中國人民大學客座教授。長期從事教學及創作之餘，亦勤於學術研究及論文寫作。2010年受聘為中國寧波美術館終身藝術顧問。同年始舉辦〈浩水千山 – 鄭浩千書畫國際巡迴展〉，至今已在许多城市成功展出。

023 Wen Yong Shen, 温永琛 (Guangdong, 1922 - 1995) a) Calligraphy,寒山若得,1974 b) Flying Kite, 放风筝,1980 a) Ink on paper: 71.5 x 35.5 cm a)Signed and dated, left edge: 溫永琛,甲寅 b) Coloured ink on paper: 64 x 109 cm b) Signed and dated, top left: 溫永琛,庚申 MYR 6,000 - 10,000 USD 1,935 - 3,226

Born in 1922, Guangdong. Prof. Wan is a renowned calligraphist and a master in microscopic calligraphy, he was able to inscribe 3000 characters onto a space as large as the head of a pin. Therefore was granted with the nickname of “the lynx eyed calligrapher”. He has been awarded a Gold Medal of Arts by the Chinese Ministry of Education and is recorded in the Who’s Who in the World of Arts and in the Cambridge edition of Men and Women of Distinction. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

a) 024 Jehan Chan, 曾尔欣 (1937 - 2011) a) Fishing Village I, Undated b) Fishing Village II, Undated Colour ink on Chinese rice paper: a) 29 x 41 cm b) 26 x38 cm Signed and Sealed, lower left: Jehan Chan MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226

025 Dr. Cheah Thiensoong, 谢忝宋博士 (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1942) Looking Up, 1997 Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 66 x 67 cm Signed and Sealed, lower left MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 26

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Born in 1937, Malacca. Jehan was one of the many local-born artists who studied at the Nanyang Academy of Art in Singapore during the 1950s. After completing his study in NAFA, he taught at Pay Fong Middle school in Malacca for 22 years. In 1983, he decided to become a full time artist. In the 1968 and 1970, his was given two solos by Frank Sullivan at Samat Art Gallery. Jehan has also won several awards namely first prize in the prestigious Salon Malaysia and Merit Award in the Art India Exhibition.

Liu Chuncao 刘春草 , 1927年生于广州，祖籍广东顺德。师承高剑父、高其峰、陈树人，与关山月、赵少昂、黎雄才、杨善深为岭南画派第二代传人，长期旅居国外弘扬中国传统书画艺术、继承发展岭南画派画风。 Born in 1927, Guangzhou. Chuncao is the only student who received tutelage from Chen ShuRen, (one of the founders of Lingnan School). Chuncao’s style of paintings is greatly influenced by his master. Differs from the traditional Chinese paintings, the artist applies charming colour ink on rice paper spontaneously – a new Chinese art was formed through a synthesis of East and West. Chuncao has his forte in depicting landscapes and scenery. He was invited over to the Borneo as an educator, ever since then he has been settling in Malaysia for nearly half a century. Wu Yueliu Born in 1943, GuangZhou. Although Wu Yue-liu aka Ng Yuet-Lau was introduced to Chinese painting at an early age, she developed her interest as an artist in 1970s. In 1972, she became a student of Zhao Shaoang and was inspired by the spirit of creativity of the Lingnan School of painting. In 1976, she furthered her studies with Huang Junbi (1898-1991). She is particularly fond in painting landscapes but is also well known for her paintings of animals and birds. With her close observations of nature, her art shines with defined characteristics and liveliness.

026 a) Liu ChunCao, 刘春草 (Guangzhou, 1925 - 2014) Mount Kinabalu, 1982 b) Wu YueLiu, 伍月柳 (Guangzhou, 1943) Beautiful Scenary Coloured ink on paper: a) 33 x 64 cm Signed and dated, left corner: 春草 ‘82 b) 97 x 37.5 cm Signed, right edge: 伍月柳 MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226

027 Zhu Mo, Dato’, 竺摩 (China, 1913 - 2002) Bountiful, Undated Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 30 x 40 cm Signed on the right: 竺摩 MYR 3,000 - 6,000 USD 968 - 1,935 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

028 Yeoh Kean Thai (b. Penang, 1966) Rustic Iron, 2005 Acrylic on Canvas: 60 x 60 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Thai â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;05 MYR 4,000 - 6,000 USD 1,290 - 1,935 Born in Penang in 1966. KeanThai is a graduate from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1992. He has been exhibited since then and developed numerous of series that address critical environmental, humanity NS social identity issues. These exhibitions include the rustic evolution, oxidation & corrosion and mankind. His focus on the visual consequences has created an aesthetic vocabulary that adeptly voices concerns for environmental and social issues, from contemporary and historical perspectives,. Kean Thai has garnered international recognition through prestigious awards, including the Phillip Morris Art Award (Malaysia), the Freeman Fellowship, 2008 and most recently, the Commonwealth Award - International Art Residency. He was also the first artist from Malaysia to have work featured during New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Asian Art week (in 2008).

029 Erica Hestuwahyuni (b. Yogyakarta, 1971) Beautiful Harvest Time, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas: 70 x 80 cm Signed, lower and on the reverse MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 28

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030 Faizin (b. 1973) Adu Nasib, 2002 Oil on Canvas: 80 x 100 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Faizin, 2002 MYR 3,000 - 8,000 USD 968 - 2,581

031 Maria Tjui (b. Pariaman, Sumatra, 1934) Pasar Di Bali, 1980 Oil on Canvas: 80 x 100 cm Signed, lower left: Maria Tjui, 1981 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

032 Zulkifli Yusoff (b. Kedah, 1962) Reformasi Series, 1999 Oil on canvas: 40.5 x 35.5 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Zulkifli Yusoff ‘99 Illustrated in Zulkifli Yusoff, A Historical Survey 1996 to 2009 Published by Art Gallery Penang. MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

033 Zulkifli Yusoff (b. Kedah, 1962) Hasrat, 1999 Oil on Canvas: 61 x 61 cm Signed and dated lower right: Zulkifli Yusoff ‘99 Illustrated in Zulkifli Yusoff, Powerful Dialogue Published by The Art Gallery. MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

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034 Mat Ali Mat Som (b. Kuala Lumpur, 1975) Panglima Hitam, 2013 Natural stone, Metal, and Deer Horn: 50 x 79 x 34 cm Documented in Unsung Heroes, A Solo Exhibition By Mat Ali Mat Som, Published by University of Malaya MYR 14,000 - 20,000 USD 4,516 - 6,452 Born in 1975, Kuala Lumpur. Mat Ali graduated from UiTM Shah Alam with a Bachelor of Fine Art in 1998. His love for Malay traditional martial art, silat, has been extended to the notion of creative manifestation. Mat Ali uses sculpture as an artistic expression to compliment the different subjects and the subjects’ essence. Evidence of his love for silat found throughout the Unsung Heroes series (2013). Mat Ali has since painstakingly built up his abilities in the act of shaping metal and has taken it to new heights, pushing boundaries in the level of detail and complexities produced in his intricate studies of the human figure.Mat Ali has participated in numerous exhibitions including the ‘Young and New’ at House of Matahati (2009), his solo show ‘Dendam Tak Sudah’ at Metro Fine Art Gallery (2010), ‘Artriangle’ at National Art Gallery Malaysia (2010), ‘A Meter Diameter’ at House of Matahati (2012) and the ‘Lineage’ at Art Accent Gallery (2012).

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035 Lee Choon Kooi, 李俊贵 (b. Kedah, 1950) a) Door God, 2013 b) Thaipusam,1993 Coloured ink on paper: a) 79.5 x 98 cm Signed and dated, middle lower: 俊贵, 癸巳 b) 97 x 79 cm Signed and dated, right top corner: 俊贵, 九三 MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226

Born in 1950, Alor Setar. Choon Kooi specializes in folk style painting focusing on the multi-culture of Malaysian life. He delves deeply with figure drawings, emphasizing on traditional customs, including totem, sarung motive and traditional lebes. Using coloured ink, he mastered his pieces with ‘rhyming’ solid outlines. His paintings retain originality of painterly elements including emptiness, ink rhyme and accented brushstrokes. a)门神是中国旧社会里逢到过年便于除夕之前，拿来贴在大门上的神像。左门文官，右门武将；或是左右都是武将形像。两像身向前站略偏向着面孔相向使两人十分友善地共同守护着人家大门。若误将形像左右调错便好似他们睁着怒眼，各背着脸赌气；形容贴错门神。 A door god is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry of a temple, home. Chinese New Year is the time for posting door god portraits. In the former time door god is believed to keep spirits from entering the premise and at the same time bring in peace and luck. Door god are made up of a pair, normally the one on the left being the literary door god while the right being the martial door god. b)大宝森节是印度教徒向姆鲁干神还愿的日子。还愿信徒背着卡瓦迪赤脚走过火路虔诚的心情；手持满牛奶罐，背部刺满铁钩；浑身忘我境界欢送神明。 Thaipusam is a time for Hindus to show their appreciation to one of their Gods, Lord Murugan, a son of Shiva. Devotees will carry containers containing milk as offering to Lord Murugan either by hand or in huge decorated carriers on their shoulders called ‘kavadi’. The kavadi may be simple wooden arched semi-circular supports holding a carrier foisted with brass or clay pots of milk or huge, heavy ones which may rise up to two metres, built of bowed metal frames which hold long skewers, the sharpened end of which pierce the skin of the bearers torso.

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036 a) Xiao YaoTian, 萧遥天 (GuangDong,1913 - 1990) b) Ma Xiguang, 马西光 (b. China, 1932) a) Birds of paradise, 1976 b) To the City, Undated Coloured ink on paper: a) 120 x 55.5 cm Signed with and dated, chinese seal, left edge b) 67 x 68 cm Signed, bottom left, 西光 MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226

a) Xiao YaoTian Born in 1912, Guangdong. He is best remembered as an educationist, poet and author. He made extensive contributions to Malaysia Chinese language education; Yaotian was also the committee members of the Curriculum of the Ministry of Education and the author of various local Chinese publications. Apart from being a scholar, Yaotian has shown his extensive skills and knowledge in arts and culture. In 1985, an exhibition ‘Poems, Calligraphy and Painting’ has been held by Singapore Art Society. b) Ma Xiguang 生于1932年，山西。擅长国画，西光以他的高原人物画称誉；他以细密的画笔描写着高原人生动有趣的人土风情。曾就学于西北军政大学艺术学院、西安美术学院国画系。曾先后在日本、台湾、新加坡、香港、马来西亚、广州和深圳等地举办个人画展。 Born in 1932, Shanxi, China. Ma Xi Guang has his forte in Chinese brush painting, renowned in depicting the lively life of the highlanders in China highland. He received formal art training at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts. Xi Guang has held several solo exhibitions in Asia regions such as China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia.

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037 Liang Pei Long 梁培龙 (b. Guangdong 1944) a) A Scene of Jiang Nan, 1993 b) Walking Camels, 1993 c) Pasturing Cattles, Undated a) Coloured ink chinese rice paper: 99.5 x 34 cm Signed and dated, left edge, 培龙, 癸酉 b) Coloured ink chinese rice paper: 99.5 x 34 cm Signed and dated, left edge, 培龙, 癸酉 c) Coloured ink chinese rice paper: 99.5 x 34.5 cm Signed right edge, 培龙 MYR 5,000 - 12,000 USD 1,613 - 3,871 34

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Born in 1944, Guangdong. PeiLong has his forte in depicting children and animals; he has been listed as one of China’s top ten outstanding painters majoring in children theme. Solo exhibition has been held within China and internationally, beside that he has been awarded in numerous occasions like The Annual Maple Award of the International Competition, Canada and Guangdong Province Chinese Paintings Exhibition, China. Liang is currently the member of the Chinese Artists Association, Director and Chief Art Editor of the Council of Guangdong Artist Association.

038 a) Zheng Tian Bing, 郑天炳 (b. Henan, China 1922 - 2009) Chivalrous, 2000 b) Yao Tuo, 姚拓 (Johor, 1928 - 2006) Rumination, 2007 Ink on Chinese Rice Paper: a) 35 x 135 cm Signed, left edge: 天炳; dated, right edge: 千禧龙年 b) 65 x 116 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 姚拓,2007 MYR 4,000 - 8,000 USD 1,290 - 2,581 a) Born in 1922, Henan (China). In the age of thirty-six he migrated over to Malaysia and settled down since then. He was a renowned author who had published collections of short stories, essays and plays. Apart from participating actively in various publications,Yao Tuo also has a strong passion in Chinese calligraphy which he founded the Malaysian Associations of ShuYi. b)Born in 1928, Johor. Tee was an accomplished and internationally known artist and art educationist. He received a Master’s Degree in Art from the United States; and after completion he works in the Nanjing Institute of Arts, China, in 2004, as visiting lecturer. He is the founder of Institute of Neo-Art (2000 - 2006) and Vice president of Malaysia Contemporary Chinese Painting & Calligraphy. Tee had numerous solo exhibitions locally and was also invited to represent Malaysia for Asia Pacific Art Education Conference in Japan and Asia Chinese Painting & Calligraphy Alliance Exhibition in Taichung, Taiwan in 2000.

039 Jehan Chan, 曾尔欣 (1937 - 2011) Floating Village, 2000 Coloured ink on paper: 62.5 x 131 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Jehan Chan, 2000 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 Born in 1937, Malacca. Jehan was one of the many local-born artists who studied at the Nanyang Academy of Art in Singapore during the 1950s. After completing his study in NAFA, he taught at Pay Fong Middle school in Malacca for 22 years. In 1983, he decided to become a full time artist. In the 1968 and 1970, his was given two solos by Frank Sullivan at Samat Art Gallery. Jehan has also won several awards namely first prize in the prestigious Salon Malaysia and Merit Award in the Art India Exhibition. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

040 Dato’ DR. Tan Chee Khuan (b. Muar, 1948) Smart Phone addiction even during the kiss (with apologies to Gustav Klimt), 2013 Oil on Canvas: 45.5 x 61 cm Signed, lower right: Tan C K, 2013 Documented in Dato’ Dr Tan Chee Khuan Retrospective 1963 - 2014, Bookcover MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 This painting is one of a series of 10 paintings painted by the artist to comment on the present Internet addiction which is a danger to socialising, communication, physical and mental health, and can even cause psychosis (mental breakdown) and death.

041 Lee Long Looi (b. Kedah, 1942) Rhythm of youth, 1993 Oil Pastel on paper: 36.5 x 26 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Lee ‘93 MYR 6,000 - 9,000 USD 1,935 - 2,903 Born in 1942, Kedah. Long Looi received a formal art training in Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in 1962-64. After graduation he furthered his education in Arts Students League (New York) 1969-70 and Pratt Institute 1973. He has had great numbers of solo exhibitions in reputable galleries, and their work has been collected by prominent collectors. Long Looi is known for his soft lyrical feminine forms with Nanyang features. His works have been exhibited in various countries including New York, Canada, Florida, Puerto Rico and Singapore. 36

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042 Otto Djaya (Rangkas Bitung, West java, 1916 - 2002) 3 Wanita Pembawa Sesajen, 1987 Oil on Canvas: 140 x 90 cm Signed, lower right: Otto Djaya MYR 6,000 - 10,000 USD 1,935 - 3,226

043 LUI CHENG THAK (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1967) Masjid Jamek Kuala Lumpur, 2000 Oil on Canvas: 74.5 x 89.5 cm Signed, dated and titled, lower left: L.Cheng Thak, 2000 MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

Born in 1967 Negeri Sembilan. Lui Cheng Thak is a full time artist graduated from Diploma in Art & Design (Kuala Lumpur College of Art) in 1989. His works often filled with historical and architectural value featuring old buildings and street life. Sceneries of Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Malacca are his favourite themes. Throughout Cheng Thakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic journey, he has participated in various group exhibitions including the Philip Morris Malaysian Asean Art Awards, National Art Gallery and furthermore. He had his first solo exhibition As I was Passing in Kuala Lumpur and his most recent solos was the Colour Crazy (2013) and Redeem (2014).

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044 Tew Nai Tong (Selangor, 1936 - 2013) Harmony II, Undated Oil on Canvas: 60 x 90 cm Signed, lower left: Nai Tong MYR 14,000 - 18,000 USD 4,516 - 5,806 Born in 1936, Klang. Nai Tong studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1958. After graduate he continued his study in École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris) for 2 years (1968). During the stay in Paris, Nai Tong’s works began to develop his own individual style – a sophisticate combination of Nanyang charm and Parisian elegance. He obtained the skills to paint using oil-colour which enabled him to build up a solid foundation for his future works. Ceaselessly promoting the richness in Malaysian arts and culture into the international scene, Nai Tong is one of the few Malaysian artists who have contributed the history of Malaysian art. In fact, he never hesitated in sharing art knowledge and a great mentor of many successful artists. Nai Tong is also a prolific artist with many exhibitions in Malaysia and abroad. His first solo show was in Kuala Lumpur in 1964 and the recent ones include Impression of South Asia Shanghai (China 2012), International Culture Art Fair (Korea, 2009) and Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery (Singapore, 2008). He also awarded a grand prize for the Asian Art Award in 2009 (Korea). His works are in the collections of corporate bodies, private galleries and many private individuals. 38

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045 Jalaini Abu Hassan (b. Selangor, 1963) Scotts, 2001 Oil on canvas: 122 x 122 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Jai, 2001, Scotts MYR 28,000 - 36,000 USD 9,032 - 11,613

Born in 1963, Selangor. Jalaini Abu Hassan or fondly known as ‘Jai’ in the Malaysian art scene, was one of the most established and renowned fine artist of the country. Jai has first obtained his Bachelor in Fine Art in 1985 at Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam. He continued to pursue his Master at the Slade School of Fine Art at the University College of London (1988) and a Master in Fine Art at the Pratt Institute in New York (1994). He is currently the Associate Professor of the Faculty of Art and Design. While reading Prof. Jai’s painting, one must look beyond the simple visual statement as most of the artist’s works carry important social issue that concerns him. His artwork has been exhibited in private and public art spaces around the country as well as abroad including Jakarta and Singapore. Jai has won several awards namely first prize for the Murray Hill Art Competition in New York City (1994). Besides he also worked under the commission of Rado in Switzerland (2005). Many of his works are permanent collections of public art galleries and corporate bodies such as the Balai Seni Lukis Negara, Bank Negara Gallery and Petronas Gallery.

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046 Dr. Chew Teng Beng (b. Kuala Terengganu, 1938) Spiritual Light - Sunrise at Mt. Kinabalu, 2009 Born in 1938, Kuala Terengganu. His early art education was as an apprentice to his father who was a commercial artist and teacher. He also studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art and the University of Michigan, Dr Chew later proceeded to obtain his Ph.D in Fine Arts from New York University. He was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Art by De Montford University in 1995. Upon his return to Malaysia in 1972, he established the Fine Arts programme for USM, Penang. There, he became an associate professor of the Art Centre. He had held several solo exhibitions, the latest being DR CHEW TENG BENG MINI RETROSPECTIVE 1960 - 2013, in The Art Gallery, Penang, 2014. His previous solo exhibitions were at Samat Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1967), Allen Rubiner Gallery, Detroit (1968), Forsythe Gallery, Ann Arbor (1969, 1972), Galericitra, Kuala Lumpur (1987 and 1990), Retrospective Exhibition, Penang State Art Gallery (1998) and The Art Gallery, Penang and Stephen Gang Gallery, New York, in year 2000.

Oil on Canvas: 86 x 100 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Teng Beng Chew â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Documented in Dr Chew Teng Beng, Mini Retrospective, 1960-2013, Book cover MYR 29,000 - 36,000 USD 9,355 - 11,613

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Spiritual Light series (Sunrise over Gem Island) 2009 / oil on canvas / 110 x 85 cm

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047 Tan Peng Hooi (b. Penang, 1942) Peave Doves, 2011 Oil on Canvas: 75 x 59.5 cm Signed and dated lower right: Tan Peng Hooi, 2011

Born in 1944, Penang. Tan Peng Hooi is a veteran artist since 1966. At the same year, he had his first solo exhibition at Penang Library. After several successful exhibitions, Peng Hooi has been known as one of Malaysia’s most promising young artist. He was honoured by the Reader’s Digest with a featured article, “The Painter who Preserves Malaysia’s past”. The beauty of rural life, ducks, doves and chicken have been presented on the canvas through Peng Hooi’s keen sense of perception and unique expression.

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048 LUCIEN FRITS OHL (Palembang, South Sumatra, 1904 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Hague, 1976) Junk in the Sea Oil on board: 90 x 70 cm Signed, lower right: L. Frits Ohl MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065 42

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Born in Palembang, South Sumatra, 1904. He was a self-taught painter whose works were mostly Indonesian landscape. He also produced paintings of Asian panorama. He was a painter, watercolorist, and draughtsman in the style reminiscent of the late of GP. Adolfs. He once lived in Jakarta for a long time then settled in The Hague until he died in 1976.

049 OTTO DJAYA (Rangkas Bitung, West java, 1916 - 2002) Naik Becak, 1993 Oil on canvas: 70 x 90 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Otto Djaya, 1993 MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613

Born in Rangkas Bitung, Banten, West Java on October 6, 1916. During the Japanese colonialism in Indonesia, he received his army training for officer in the “Pembela Tanah Air” (Defenders of the country) in Bogor. During the Physical revolution, as a Major in the Indonesian Army, he took part in the Armed Struggle for the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. After the proclamation, Otto had an opportunity to study at the “Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten” in Amsterdam and at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Amsterdam. He also had an opportunity of joining the study-tour of the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and Swiss. Otto was a Vice Chairman of the Art Section of the Cultural Centre in Jakarta. He joined in the “Exposition le Grand Prix de Peinture en Monaco” in Monte Carlo and in Biennial Exhibition in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Besides his one-man exhibitions in Jakarta, Otto often took part in the joint exhibitions in Jakarta and Melbourne, Australia. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

050 BASOEKI ABDULLAH (Solo, 1915 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jakarta, 1993) A View of Telaga Warna Oil on canvas laid on board: 61 x 40.5 cm Signed, lower right: B.i Abdullah MYR 12,000 - 20,000 USD 3,871 - 6,452 44

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Born in Solo, January 27, 1915, he is the second son of Abdullah Soerjosoebroto, a prominent landscape painter. He studied at the Academia van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague, the Netherlands. His work includes painting of the Queen of Netherlands, King of Thailand, President of Philippines, Sultan of Brunei and many other important figures. He is best known as a portrait painter as well as landscapes, fauna, flora and other themes. His works have been exhibited in various European countries, South East Asia and Indonesia.

051 SUDJONO ABDULLAH (Yogyakarta, 1911 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1993) Pasar Di Depan Gerbang Pura Oil on canvas: 100 x 150 cm Signed, lower left: S. Abdullah MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

Raden Soedjono Abdullah was born in Yogyakarta, 1911. He was the son of Abdullah Suriosubroto, a famous landscape painter and was also the brother of Basoeki Abdullah. He used to help his father cleaned the pallet from which he found his contenment to be a painter. He finished his school from HIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Indonesian Dutch School and worked as a poster artist for the Rex Theater in Yogyakarta. During the Japanese colonization in Indonesia, Sudjono went to Parangtritis, Parangkusumo where he continued painting. During the 1970s, Soedjono moved to Kertosono in East Java, where he lived up to his death in the village of Pisang at Patian Rowo on 2 May 1993. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

052 Chen Wen Hsi,陈文希 (China 1906 – Singapore 1992) Sparrows, 竹林小雀 Coloured ink on chinese paper: 34.5 x 45 cm Signed and sealed, upper left: 文希 MYR 20,000 - 26,000 USD 6,452 - 8,387

Born in 1906, Guangdong (China). Wen Hsi was an artist, an academician and a gallerist. He studied art at the Shanghai College of Art in 1928. Wen Hsi settled down in Singapore at 1948 and became an art teacher at The Chinese High School and taught there from 1949 to 1968, concurrently teaching art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts from 1951 to 1959. As a passionate art educator he had greatly influenced many of Singapore’s early Chinese artists. Wen Hsi was a great observant of nature. The master’s inspiration derives from the everyday scene including landscapes, human figures and animals. Roosters, gibbons, herons, carps and squirrels are some of his favourite subjects. Wen His constant eagerness to strike for something new led him to learn finger painting – a technique that dates from the Tang Dynasty. This drawing style has enabled him to produce exciting broken stroke on paper. Besides Chinese brush painting, Wen Hsi also produced abstract compositions in oils and Chinese inks of which his paintings showed a strong influence of analytical Cubism and Fauvism with non-naturalistic and exuberant colours. This style has heightened the vividly expression and exoticism of Southeast Asia. Chen painted ceaselessly through his life. Numerous solo and group exhibitions were held in Singapore and around the world. Wen Hsi’s artistic excellence was recognised. Among the many awards he had received are the Public Service Star in 1964, a Gold Medal by the National Museum of History, Taiwan in 1980, the first recipient of the ASEAN Cultural and Communication Award for outstanding artists in 1987 and received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Singapore.

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053 Yeo Eng Hin, 余荣兴 (b. Selangor, 1956) Back at Pulau Ketam, 2000 Oil on Canvas: 60 x 90 cm Documented in Expressions From The Heart and Soul, Collection of Paintings by Yeo Eng Hin, Cover page, published by Action Foundation MYR 6,000 - 10,000 USD 1,935 - 3,226

Born in 1956, Selangor. At the age of 17, he received his early tutelage under the artist, Chia Yu Chian. In 1977, he graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and thereafter he continued his Ecole Nationale Superieurre Des Beaux Arts in Paris for four years. Upon his return to Malaysia, he took up the role of Head of Fine Arts at the Central Arts Academy; in 1986 he started the Art Specialist Centre. Eng Hin has participated in numerous solo exhibitions locally and internationally.

054 Tay Hwee Chong (b. Johor, 1964) Pleasant Lotus Pond, Undated Coloured ink on chinese paper: 70 x 126 cm Signed, upper left: 辉忠 MYR 4,000 - 10,000 USD 1,290 - 3,226

Born in 1964, Johor. Hwee Chong is a graduate of Nanyang Academy of Art. Since childhood, Hwee Chong has cultivated a love for Chinese brush painting. His works of art are of Lingnan School which advocates the introduction of blending the western painting into the Chinese painting while keeping the ink characteristics of traditional Chinese brush. Hwee Chong masters in painting lively Koi fish. The artist has participated numerous exhibitions in Asia including China, Korea, Thailand and Singapore. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

055 Yao Tuo,姚拓 (Henan, China 1922 - 2009) a) Prosperity and Happiness, 1998 b) Summer Joy, 2000 c) Setting Sun, 1999 Ink on chinese rice paper: a) 75 x 35 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 姚拓, 1998 b) 74 x 46 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 姚拓,千禧年 c) 47.5 x 74.5 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 姚拓, 1999 MYR 3,000 - 8,000 USD 968 - 2,581

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Born in 1922, Henan (China). In the age of thirty-six he migrated over to Malaysia and settled down since then. He was a renowned author who had published collections of short stories, essays and plays. Apart from participating actively in various publications, Yao Tuo also has a strong passion in Chinese calligraphy which he founded the Malaysian Associations of ShuYi.

056 Dato’ Sim Mow Yu, 沈慕羽 (Malacca, 1913 - 2009) Righteousness 正义, 2001 Ink on chinese rice paper: 95.5 x 60 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 沈慕羽,辛己 MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613 出生于1913马六甲，对于许多马来西亚的华人而言，沈慕羽先生的一生是华人社会曲折发展的缩影。他是一位教育家，为华文教育奉献一生；致力于维护华教权益，爭取母语教育平等，其一生为华教鞠躬尽瘁。沈老也是一位书法家，写得一手好书法，且其书法自成一体，南马一代都称之为‘沈体’。沈老所要传承的不仅仅只是书法而是当中的精神与含义。 Born in 1913, Malacca. Dato’ Sim is the epitome of the tortuous development of Chinese society in Malaysia. He is a dedicated educator whose contribution to Chinese education has been enormous. Dato’ Sim was also a famous calligrapher, each of his brushstrokes is precise with bold with confident conveying an uplifting maxim

057 Li Baoyi 李抱一 (b. Henan, 1941) 满江红 1995 Lyrical poem: Man Jiang Hong Chinese ink on rice paper: 122 x 106 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 李抱一, 1995 MYR 3,000 - 6,000 USD 968 - 1,935 Born in 1941, Henan, China. Excelling in both Chinese ink and oils, Li Boayi’s artistic talent was apparent at a young age. He held several solo exhibitions locally and in other Asian countries. His works are widely collected by museums, galleries and private collectors.

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058 Lee Cheng Yong (Shanghai, 1913 - Malaysia, 1974) From a Balcony, Undated Oil on canvas: 42 x 42 cm Signed bottom right: CY MYR 16,000 - 22,000 USD 5,161 - 7,419 Born in 1913, Shanghai (China). Cheng Yong received formal art training at the Shanghai Academy of Fine art (or Sin Hwa Art Academy) in 1927. His first solo in Penang took place in the Philomatic Union, Acheen Street 1932 which attracted interest of the public as well as local artists. This incidental gathering of fellow artists had later led to the forming of Chinese Art Club in 1935. He attained international fame when three of his paintings were accepted for auction at Christieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auction (Singapore). His works are widely collected including Fukuoka Art Museum and the Singapore Art Museum.

059 Fong Kim Sing (b. Kedah, 1949) Joyous Dragonfly, 2011 Mixed Media on Canvas: 82 x 102 cm Signed and dated, bottom right: Fong Kim Sing, 2011 Documented in Fong Kim Sing Retrospective MYR 4,000 - 8,000 USD 1,290 - 2,581 Born in 1949, Kedah. Kim Sing is talented artist. He has developed a unique expressive landscape painting of his style. He is sensitive to the interaction between colours and form. Through the uses of big, loosely broad strokes colour flow in and out of the visual field. The tones of colours and the composition amplify the subjects. He has participated in various groups and solo exhibition in Malaysia and also neighbouring countries.

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060 Fauzul Yusri (b. Kedah, 1974) a) Lingkar, 2012 b) Sekuntum, 2011

a) Oil on canvas: 91 x 91 cm Signed, titled and dated, on the reverse: Fauzul Yusri, Lingkar, 2012 b) Mixed media on canvas: 91 x 91 cm Signed, titled and dated, on the reverse: Fauzul Yusri, Sekuntum, 2011 MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839

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061 Awang Damit (b. Sabah, 1956) Payarama Ingatan 1963, 2012 Mixed Media on Canvas: 122 x 122 cm Signed, dated and titled, on the reverse: 2012, Payarama Ingatan 1963 MYR 35,000 - 45,000 USD 11,290 - 14,520 Born in 1956, Kuala Penyu, Sabah. Awang Damit is one of the renowned abstract expressionists in Malaysia. Graduated from UiTM in Fine Arts in 1983, he furthered his studies at Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. and obtained Masters in Fine Arts in 1990. Awang Damit now lectures in UiTM. He held positions as Curator of the Art Gallery and Head of the Fine Arts Department before being appointed an Associate Professor in 2000. While lecturing in UiTM, Awang Damit completed the lauded series Marista (2002) and Iraga (2011). He started his fourth series – Paya Ramahe – with a touch of modernity in 2013. Awang Damit has had numerous exhibitions in both groups and solo – titles include the Bentuk and Makna by Galeri Seni FSSR in 2000, Intipati Budaya – Satu Sintesis at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1995 and Intipati Budaya at Shenn’s Fine Art, Singapore in 1994. China, Taiwan, Japan and London are among some countries which Awang Damit is currently actively presenting his masterpieces.

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062 Latif Maulan (b. Pahang, 1974) Dignity, 2009 Acrylic on Canvas: 90 x 120 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Latif Maulan, 2009

Born in 1974, Pahang. Maulan is a well-travelled artist who has taken inspiration from the many regions he has visited. He turned into a full time artist in 2003 after his return from experiencing new cultures with a greater understanding for multicultural differences.The artist produces highly realistic scene including still life and nature of which oil paint is applied in thin strokes to accentuate the realism. Maulanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first solo Parallel Universe was held in Art Case Gallery (2006). Maulan is an active artist who has participated many other group exhibitions namely A Meter Diameter by House of Matahati (2012) and Charcoal Crayon + [water] Colors by JADA Art in Singapore ) 2012.

MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

063 TEGUH OSTENRIK (b. Jakarta, 1950) Abstract, 1994 Mixed media, collage on canvas: 60 x 70 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Teguh Ost â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;94 MYR 2,000 - 3,000 USD 645 - 968 54

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064 Yusof Ghani (b. Johor, 1950) Wajah, 1996 Oil on canvas: 76 x 61 cm Signed and titled, lower left: Topeng, lower right: Yusof Ghani. MYR 14,000 - 22,000 USD 4,516 - 7,419 Born in 1950, Johor. Yusof Ghani is a graduate from the Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA. Yusof ’s successful art journey began by introducing the most collectible series,Tari, in 1983. It follows with other series including Protest, Topeng I, II, III, Wayang, Hijau, Segerak and Wajah. He is known practicing strong lines and spontaneous marks on a dynamic composition. Most of his works are stroke-based rendering. Yusof Ghani’s works have been featured in numerous international and local exhibitions and publications. His works are in the collections of corporate bodies, private galleries and many private individuals.

065 Ahmad Zakii Anwar (b. Johor, 1955) Man in Nude, 2001 Graphite on paper: 56 x 76 cm Signed and dated, bottom left: Ahmad Zakii ‘01. MYR 15,000 - 20,000 USD 4,839 - 6,452 Born in 1955, Johor Bahru. Zakii pursued his formal art education at University Technology MARA. The artist began his career as a graphic artist, producing some of the leading advertising graphics of his time. Zakii, now a prolific artist, creates amazing visual images with different medium from charcoals to oils. He gained his reputation with stunning photorealist still-life paintings and expressive portraits. Zakii held numerous solo and group exhibitions both locally and internationally, including Indonesia, Singapore and New York. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

066 Fauzul Yusri (b. Kedah, 1974) Sekutu, 2013 Oil on canvas: 153 x 122 cm Titled, bottom left: Sekutu Signed and dated bottom left: Fauzul Yusri, 2013 Signed and dated on the reverse MYR 9,000 - 14,000 USD 2,903 - 4,516

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Born in 1974, Kedah. He graduated from UiTM in 1999. Fauzul is a very talented artist. At the first glance, his paintings seem to be native, but it is not. Each of Fauzul’s painting focuses on a specific aspect of art formalisim. In the Guris series, he focuses on the significance of lines; in the Play series, he explores the focal point of a subject and in the Ground series on the texture and the surface of a canvas. He has been exhibiting in various galleries in Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. Besides six solo exhibitions, the most recent being ‘Guris’ (2011) and Coreng (2013). Fauzul received special mentions in the Kijang Art Awards by Bank Negara Malaysia in 2004 and at the Young Contemporary Art Award at National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2002. His work has been collected namely by Bank Negara Malaysia, National Art Gallery, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia, Digi Telecommunication and Maybank Finance Berhad. Sekutu is a painting from Fauzul’s Coreng series – an important series where he breaks through from his normal artistic creation using modelling paste and mixed medium. In Coreng, Fauzul uses oil paint with impasto of which the process is more challenging yet engaging. Besides, unlike other series, he uses more vibrant colours in portraying the critical issues encountered by the artist and his society as a whole, as well as domestic affairs.

067 KRIJONO (Jakarta, 1951 - 2011) Ayamku Ayam Jagoan (Hebat), 1999 Acrylic on canvas: 140 x 140 cm Signed, titled and dated, lower right: Krijono, 1999, Ayamku Ayam Jagoan (Hebat)

Krijono was born in Jakarta on 11 July 1951. His father was a collector, so Krijono was surrounded by works of art. He began studied painting under the guidance of the art critic Kusnadi. In 1971, Krijono enrolled in the painting program at the Indonesian Fine Art Academy (ASRI) Yogyakarta. He has held solo exhibitions in Indonesia and aboard. His works are documented in the books Great Charcoals by Indonesia Artist Krijono (1997) and Krijono : The Flying Elephant (2000). He now lives and works in Jakarta.

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068 Yusof Majid (b. England, 1970) Knock Out, 2007 Oil on canvas: 122 x 91 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Y. Majid, 2007 MYR 8,000 - 11,000 USD 2,581 - 3,548

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Born in 1970, England.Yusof Majid received his art education from the Chelsea School of Art in London in 1988 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 93. Some of the selected solo and group exhibitions include WWF at Rimbun Dahan at Kuang (2009), Homework Three at Pace Gallery (2008) and The Best of All Possible Worlds at Darling Muse (2006). His work is playful, fun and visually interesting. Yusof â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach is always personal and filled with individual symbolism.

069 Fong Kim Sing (b. Kedah, 1949) Sri Kuala, 1999 Oil on canvas: 76 x 92 cm Signed and dated, bottom left, and reverse: Kim Sing, 1999 MYR 4,000 - 8,000 USD 1,290 - 2,581 Born in 1949, Kedah. Kim Sing is talented artist. He has developed a unique expressive landscape painting of his style. He is sensitive to the interaction between colours and form. Through the uses of big, loosely broad strokes colour flow in and out of the visual field. The tones of colours and the composition amplify the subjects. He has participated in various groups and solo exhibition in Malaysia and also neighbouring countries.

070 Choh Kiat Siong (b. Kedah, 1968) a) Unexpected Meeting, 2013 b) Full of Joy, 2013 Watercolour on paper: 55 x 75 cm each Signed and dated, lower left: Kiat Siong, 2013 Documented in Choh Kiat Siong, The Passion of Nostalgia

Born in 1968, Kedah. Kit Siong graduated from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1990 with a Diploma in Fine Art. Kit Siong loves working with watercolour.To him watercolour enables him to present the ideas of luminosity and clarity. Usually he derives his theme from the objects around him including the cutleries in the kitchen and tools from household and setting them against a picturesque background. His paintings evoke a sense of nostalgia, the old pottery, oil lamps and clogs remind viewer scene of yesteryear.

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071 Raphael Scott Ahbeng (b. Bau, 1939) Gorce, 2012 Oil on Canvas: 86 x 56 cm Signed and dated, lower right: RSA â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;12 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 Born in 1939, Bau. He is popularly known as one of the most renowned abstract artists in Malaysia. Educated in the UK at the Bath Academy of Art. Before turning to be a painting artist, he was once a teacher, a cartoonist and a radio producer.Â Raphael is known for his distinctive and recognisable style through his signature brush strokes and vivid colour. Unique palette knife and brush stroke allows the artist to explore the subtle tonal variations. His world of abstract landscape art represents a fusion of real and imaginary places. Each brush stroke is visible and unhesitating with exactly the right colour.

072 Yong Mun Sen (Kuching, 1896 - 1962) Fishing Boat, 1953 Watercolour on paper: 26 x 36.5 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Munsen, 1953 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226

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Born in 1896, Kuching. Mun Sen can be considered as one of those pioneer artists who influenced the birth and growth of modern and contemporary Malaysia art. He went to Kwangtung (China) in 1901 for formal education specialising in calligraphy. During the stay, the experience of witnessing a Japanese watercolour artist at work has amazed him. Since then, he has involved himself in working with watercolours paintings and eventually it becomes one of his greatest strength. In 1920, he moved to Penang and has instantly fallen in love with the island; he was captivated by the charm of Penang. Together with other fellow artists, in 1936, they formed the Penang Chinese Art Club. Mun Sen excelled in watercolour painting that depicts landscapes. He could capture the finest, purest gestures of everyday heroes of farmers, fisherman through his art brushes. His works has reflected his conscious attempts to incorporate his Chinese artistic spirit.

073 CHENG SHUI (Bogor, West Java, 1981) Gembala Kerbau Oil on board: 80 x 121 cm Signed, lower left: Ong Cheng Shui MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

Ong Cheng Shui was born in Bogor, West Java in 1981. He is autodidact painter who found his great interest in painting since he was young. He has been actively involved in arts since 2000. As a professional painter, he has participated in several group exhibitions since 2000 until now. Among others group exhibition at Bogor (2000), at Crown Plaza Hotel (January, 2010), at Pacific Place (March, 2010), at pondok Indah Mall (April, 2010), and at Grand Indonesia, (July, 2010). His artworks have been in the collections of both local and foreign collectors. As a painter, he was inspired by Lee Man Fong paintings. His subject of paintings closely connected with the animal world, village scene and peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily lives which have become the sought after themes of painting by collectors.

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074 Dr. Cheah Thiensoong, 谢忝宋博士 (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1942) Penetration, 1995 Chinese ink on rice paper: 69 x 137 cm Signed lower left: 忝宋 MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839

Born in 1942, Negeri Sembilan,Thiensoong is a renowned contemporary ink-painting artist in Malaysia. He graduated from Chung Hua High School in Seremban before receiving his formal art training in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore. Thiensoong is considered the second generation of Nanyang-style contemporary ink-painting artists that went under the tutelage of pioneer Nanyang style artists. Perhaps it is his Chinese roots, among the painting medium, Thiensoong has a strong passion on ink painting. His ink paintings possess a distinctive style, providing ink paintings with new dimensions of abstraction and creativity. A strong regional flavor and style that is not common in the traditional Chinese ink painting are found in his painting. Under his hand, bold, vigorous and expressive brush strokes have skillfully created abstract fields of space and perspective onto a single plane.

075 Yong Mun Sen (Kuching, 1896 - 1962) By the Beach, 1948 Watercolour on paper: 26 x 36 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Mun Sen, 1948 MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 62

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076 Kuo Ju Ping (Fujian, 1908 - 1966) Kampung, Undated Oil on board: 56 x 40 cm This painting is illustrated in Eight Pioneers of Malaysian art, with a supplement on Peter Harris, 2013, by Dato Dr Tan Chee Khuan, published by Penang State Art Gallery, pg 91 MYR 18,000 - 26,000 USD 5,806 - 8,387 Born in 1908, Fujian (China). He migrated with his parents to Penang in his teens and studied at Chung Ling High School. Later, he enrolled at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) and graduated in 1940. Ju Ping is a follower of post-impressionism. This tradition can be seen in his painting Houses and Trees. His paintings featured with subdued, natural colours that inspire calm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a wonderful way to transform and revitalize a landscape scene. Expressed with a spontaneous effect charging with sublime energy, Ju Pingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subject appear to stand out. Through the lenses of post-impressionism, his depiction of rustic or rural scenes such as rubber estates, oil palm plantations, the ordinary lives of people in town are of have been transformed into gorgeous visual projection.

077 Yong Mun Sen (Kuching, 1896 - 1962) Houses by the sea, 1946 Watercolour on paper: 26.5 x 36.5 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Munsen, 1946 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226 Born in 1896, Kuching. Mun Sen can be considered as one of those pioneer artists who influenced the birth and growth of modern and contemporary Malaysia art. He went to Kwangtung (China) in 1901 for formal education specialising in calligraphy. During the stay, the experience of witnessing a Japanese watercolour artist at work has amazed him. Since then, he has involved himself in working with watercolours paintings and eventually it becomes one of his greatest strength. In 1920, he moved to Penang and has instantly fallen in love with the island; he was captivated by the charm of Penang. Together with other fellow artists, in 1936, they formed the Penang Chinese Art Club. Mun Sen excelled in watercolour painting that depicts landscapes. He could capture the finest, purest gestures of everyday heroes of farmers, fisherman through his art brushes. His works has reflected his conscious attempts to incorporate his Chinese artistic spirit. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

078 Khaw Sia (China, 1913 - 1984) Orchids, 1983 Watercolour on paper: 45.5 x 67 cm Signed and dated, lower right: K.sia, 西亚,1983 MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065

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Born 1913, China. Before settling down in Penang, he studied at the Sung Hua Academy in Shanghai where he engaged with several prominent Chinese brush painters. Utilising Chinese brush technique, Khaw Sia’s landscapes was greatly praised by the well-known Chinese brush artist Xu Beihong. In 1932, Khaw Sia took a brief but private lesson under the guidance of Sir Russell Flint in England who was the president of Britain’s Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour. Under Flint’s tutelage, Khaw Sia developed his exquisite meticulous style of the English watercolour. Integrating the painting technique of the east and the west, Khaw Sia’s Chinese brush and English watercolouring techniques has reached a harmonious fusion in his paintings. Khaw Sia is a well-travelled artist with extensive imagination and his paintings have a combination of grand scope and focus on details.

079 Choh Kok Kheong (b. Kedah, 1943) a) Get Ready to work, 2001 b) Kuala Sang Lang Kedah, 2002

Born in 1943 in Kedah. Kok Keong is a full time artist. He is the member of the Malaysian Watercolour Organisation (MWO) and Penang Watercolour Society. Since 1969, Kok Keong has participated more than 30 exhibitions including solo and group namely Malaysian Watercolour at NN Gallery (2005) and Asia Invitation Art Exhibition (Korea) in 2003.

Oil on canvas: a) 52 x 65 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Kheong, 2001 b) 52 x 54.5 cm Signed and dated, lower right: C.K.Kheong, 2002 MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581

080 Tan Thean Song (b. Kedah,1946) At Rest, 1989 Batik: 35 x 94 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Thean Soong â&#x20AC;&#x2122;89

Born in 1946, Kedah. He is a full-time batik artist that received formal art training in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Besides batik painting, he uses watercolour and Chinese ink. He is a recipient of numerous awards including the first prize in the Malaysian Young Artists Art Competition in 1964 and a second prize in Salon Malaysia Art Competition. He has held solo exhibition in Adelaide Expo and Penang, as well as being involved in several group exhibitions in Malaysia and Singapore.

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081 Chuah seow Keng (b. Penang, 1945) Joy of Living, Undated Batik: 112 x 121 cm Signed, lower right: S. Keng MYR 55,000 - 65,000 USD 17,742 - 20,968 Born in 1945, Kelantan. Chuah Seow Keng is recognized as one of Malaysia’s leading artists and is very well known for his batik and watercolour paintings. In 1968 he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Suddeutsche KunststoffZentrum in Wurzburg, Germany. While attending this academy he specialized in fiberglass sculpture, a difficult, but rewarding art medium. While being recognized as an accomplished sculptor, Seow Keng is also acknowledged as a masterful batik artist. His abilities as an artist were noticed at a very early age.He was exposed to the art of batik painting by his father Dato’ Chuah Thean Teng, who pioneered batik painting as a fine art form. Seow Keng excels in this intricate art technique and was chosen to demonstrate his batik skills at the International Freundschaftheim in Buckeburg, Germany. During 1974 Germany’s Television Channel Zweites- DeutschesFernsehen-Trans-Tel made a documentary film of Seow Keng and his brothers who demonstrated the art of batik painting for German viewers. Seow Keng returned to Malaysia after completing his studies in Germany. Soon thereafter, in 1970, the Malaysian Singapore Airline (M.S.A.) commissioned him to do a fibre-glass relief sculpture entitled “Space” for their lpoh office.The following year M.S.A. commissioned another fibreglass sculpture entitled “Time & Space” for its Penang office. Seow Keng also created the “Bank Crest”, a fiberglass sculpture commissioned by the Bank Negara of Malaysia and that sculpture is currently being displayed at the entrance of the Bank Negara in Penang. Another fibre-glass sculpture entitled “COMPOSITION” is on permanent display at the Yahong Art Gallery in Penang, Malaysia.

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082 Wong Ming Ming, 王明明 (b. Beijing, 1952) Playing Chess, 2005 Coloured ink on rice paper: 32 x 61.5 cm Sealed, lower left edge. MYR 16,000 - 25,000 USD 5,161 - 8,065

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Born in 1952, Beijing (China). He attended the Beijing Fine Art Academy in 1978 where he received his formal art education. His works had been displayed several times in local national art exhibition, and also hold many exhibitions in Asian countries. Currently, he is the member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, the dean of Beijing Fine Art Academy, deputy director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture.

083 Ren Yu-Nong, 任雨农 (b. Hunan, 1910 - 2009) a) Buddha 佛,1998 b) Lamentation 长很歌,1998 c) Unfettered,1993 Chinese ink on rice paper: a) 50 x 28 cm Signed and dated, lower left: 任雨农, 1998 b) 75 x 32 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 任雨农，庚辰 c) 38 x 48 cm Signed and dated, lower left: 任雨农,九三

MYR 4,000 - 8,000 USD 1,290 - 2,581 Born in 1911, Hunan (China). At the age of 26, he came over to Malaya and served as a teacher at Chung Ling High School; since then he has made Malaysia his second home. He is a dedicated educator that has devoted his lifetime in nurturing the younger generation, upholding the importance of Chinese education. At the same time a well-known calligrapher, through the firm and solid strokes Dato’ Ren has conveyed his teaching and belief into his calligraphy. 任雨农，任老一生對華教發展作出極大貢獻，他熱心華教并支持母語教育。同时，他也是一名书法家，昌劲有力、清瘦端庄的书法功力，向来是任老的书法特色。

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084 Prof. Zhong ZhengChuan, 钟正川教授 (b. Malacca, 1945) Mischievous, Undated Colour Ink on Chinese Rice Paper: 66.5 x 66.5 cm Signed and stamped with seal, lower left: 正川 MYR 3,000 - 6,000 USD 968 - 1,935 出生于1945年，马来西亚。擅长于水墨画，尤其以花鸟画见长。钟正川的画风豪放淋漓但却有着别有一番的细腻与精致。始于他笔下的的景物色都洋溢着自然造化并呈现生气勃勃的一面。钟正川除了从事绘画创作，他也在艺术教育方面献出了毕生的精力；为艺术界培育了多名后进，可谓桃李满天下。 Born in Malacca, in 1941. Chung Zhengchuan excelled in Chinese ink painting especially in depicting flowers and birds. He is a talented and a poetic painter. This artistic characteristics can be seen through the way Zhengchuan handles the brush strokes – bold yet elegant; soft yet strong – a good example of yin and yang. Apart from being a full-time artist, Zhengchuan has generously devoted his time in educating the young, upcoming artist. He has held several solo and group exhibitions locally and internationally including at National Painting Academy of China in Beijing. His works are in the collections of corporate bodies, private galleries and many private individuals.

085 A. J Rahman (Kedah, 1922 - 1995) Straits of Johore, 1957 Watercolour on paper: 53 x 73 cm Signed, lower left: A. J Rahman MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613 Born in 1922, Kedah. A renowned water-colour artist which he has he forte in depicting local village landscape, comprising the village hut, paddy field and people carrying out their daily activities.

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086 RUDOLF BONNET (Amsterdam, 1895 – 1978) Potret Van Yogi, 1973 Mixed media on paper : 60 x 50 cm Titled and dated, lower left: Yogi, 1973 Signed, lower right: R. Bonnet MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065

Born in Amsterdam, 1895. He studied art at the Hendrick de Keijser-school, the Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid and the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam. He visited Indonesia in 1936 and stayed in Bali from 1931 – 1941. He helped establish the Museum Puri Lukisan and together with Walter Spies founded the Pita Maha Artist’s Association (1936). His works are amongst the collections of former President Soekarno, the Neka Museum, the Agung Rai Fine Art Gallery, the Rijksmuseum Kroller Muller Otterlo and the Sinerg Museum in Laren.

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087 Erica Hestuwahyuni (b. Yogyakarta, 1971) Happy Wedding in Rooster Island, 2013 Acrylic on Canvas: 150 x 200 cm Signed and dated 2013 with the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s symbol on lower right and on the reverse. Accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity from the artist. Acquired directly from the artist in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806

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088 RIDWAN NUR (b. Lampung, Sumatra, 1980) Sleeping Beauty, 2010 Acrylic on canvas: 140 x 120 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Ridwan, 2010 MYR 4,500 - 6,000 USD 1,452 - 1,935

Born in Lampung, Sumatra 1980. He has actively participated in several group exhibitions in 2010 at Bazar art Fair Jakarta and Merapi exhibitions, Yogyakarta, 2011 at Benteng Vredeburg, Yogyakarta, Mapping Random – Artsphere Gallery Jakarta, Comic Convention – Xchange Gallery Singapore, ArtExpo – Malaysia, 2012 at Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair, Hongkong, Spoon Art Fair HK 12, ArtExpo, Malaysia.

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089 Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Twin, Undated Oil on Canvas: 50 x 60.5 cm Signed, bottom left: Sui Hoe MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065 Born in 1939, Kedah. Sui Hoe attended the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1961 and has chosen to further his studies at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. In 1974, he was awarded a scholarship grant from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund to study the development of contemporary art. He also won the first prize in the Oil, Malaysia Art and Craft competition in 1965, twice winning the Asian Arts Now Awards given by the Las Vegas Museum (USA) 2002 and 2004 respectively. He had his first one-man show in 1965 and has had 48 one-man shows all over the world. Recently, the Art Gallery Penang features 34 of his works entitled 1967-2013 Khoo Sui Hoe Mini Retrospective (2013). Where his works are concerned, Sui Hoe’s work is abstract and colourful and one can see that such expressions come through with many years of experience.

090 Yusof Ghani (b. Johor, 1950) Sarangkot #4, 2011 Oil and charcoal on canvas: 92 x 62 cm Signed and dated, bottom right and reverse: Yusof Ghani ‘11 MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065 Born in 1950, Johor.Yusof Ghani is a graduate from the Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA.Yusof ’s successful art journey began by introducing the most collectible series, Tari, in 1983. It follows with other series including Protest, Topeng I, II, III, Wayang, Hijau, Segerak and Wajah. He is known practicing strong lines and spontaneous marks on a dynamic composition. Most of his works are stroke-based rendering. Yusof Ghani’s works have been featured in numerous international and local exhibitions and publications. His works are in the collections of corporate bodies, private galleries and many private individuals.

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091 Suzlee Ibrahim (b. Terengganu, 1967) Wall Series, Red Dragon I, 2008 Mixed Media on Canvas: 122 x 92 cm Signed and dated on reverse: Suzlee Ibrahim, 2008 MYR 14,000 - 22,000 USD 4,516 - 7,419

Born in 1967, Kuala Terrenganu. Suzlee Ibrahim is one of the nation’s most notably abstract expressionism painters. He started painting when he was 19 and has since been active in the art scene. After graduating from University Teknologi MARA, he had worked in advertising and publishing companies before returning to the University as a lecturer. Suzlee experimented greatly with oils and acrylic and had successfully created series of paintings; namely, ‘Movement’ series, ‘Belantara’ series and ‘Ombak’ series; to his desired style and texture.These series are of sentimental values to Suzlee, as it was of his personal encounters that are translated into these beautiful pieces. He is highly capable of producing attractive pieces – a piece; with his confident strokes, the use of colours, and layers of texture; signifying his emotions and expressions.

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092 Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Flower Girl, Undated Mixed Media on Canvas: 31 x 24.5 cm Signed, bottom left: Sui Hoe MYR 4,000 - 8,000 USD 1,290 - 2,581 Born in 1939, Kedah. Sui Hoe attended the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1961 and has chosen to further his studies at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. In 1974, he was awarded a scholarship grant from the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund to study the development of contemporary art. He also won the first prize in the Oil, Malaysia Art and Craft competition in 1965, twice winning the Asian Arts Now Awards given by the Las Vegas Museum (USA) 2002 and 2004 respectively. He had his first one-man show in 1965 and has had 48 one-man shows all over the world. Recently, the Art Gallery Penang features 34 of his works entitled 1967-2013 Khoo Sui Hoe Mini Retrospective (2013). Where his works are concerned, Sui Hoe’s work is abstract and colourful and one can see that such expressions come through with many years of experience.

093 Tew Nai Tong (Selangor, 1936 - 2013) A nude & a flower pot, 2008 Oil on Canvas: 50 x 50 cm Signed, lower right: Nai Tong MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839 Born in 1936, Klang. Nai Tong studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore in 1958. After graduate he continued his study in École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris) for 2 years (1968). During the stay in Paris, Nai Tong’s works began to develop his own individual style – a sophisticate combination of Nanyang charm and Parisian elegance. He obtained the skills to paint using oil-colour which enabled him to build up a solid foundation for his future works. Ceaselessly promoting the richness in Malaysian arts and culture into the international scene, Nai Tong is one of the few Malaysian artists who have contributed the history of Malaysian art. In fact, he never hesitated in sharing art knowledge and a great mentor of many successful artists. Nai Tong is also a prolific artist with many exhibitions in Malaysia and abroad. His first solo show was in Kuala Lumpur in 1964 and the recent ones include Impression of South Asia Shanghai (China 2012), International Culture Art Fair (Korea, 2009) and Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery (Singapore, 2008). He also awarded a grand prize for the Asian Art Award in 2009 (Korea). His works are in the collections of corporate bodies, private galleries and many private individuals. 76

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094 Dr. Chung Chensun, 钟正山博士 (b. Malacca, 1935) Affection, 2008 Coloured ink on chinese paper: 79 x 60 cm Signed and dated, lower right: 正山, 2008 MYR 8,000 - 13,000 USD 2,581 - 4,194

生于1935,马六甲。享誉国际的艺术家和美术教育家。马来西亚现代艺术教育之父，前亚洲太平洋地区教育协会轮值主席，1982年至1989年国际现代水墨画联盟主席，1982年被推选为马来西亚华人文化协会总会长，1967年创办马来西亚艺术学院并任院长32年。有浑厚的传统精神，又能发挥具创建的造型意境，诚为一代画杰。钟氏早期的作品，渗透了儒、道、佛的思想和观念。他的作品先后在马来西亚、新加坡、中国、台湾、香港、泰国等二十余个国家地区和国际大展中展出，并在国内外举行过二十余次个人画展。 Born in 1935, Malacca. Zhengsun is an internationally renowned artist and art educator. Formerly, he was the President of International Contemporary Ink Painting Association (1982 – 1989) and President of Malaysian Chinese Cultural Association (1982). In 1967, he founded Malaysian Institute of Art and was the dean for 32 years. Zhengsun’s painting consists of a strong traditional spirit penetrating through the teaching and thoughts of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. His works are wide collected in many countries including Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand. He held more 20 solo exhibitions locally and internationally.

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095 Ahmad Khalid Yusoff (Kuala Lumpur, 1934 - 1997) Maya Hati I, 1992 Oil on Canvas: 101.5 x 101.5 cm Signed and dated, on the reverse: Ahmad Khalid Yusoff, 1992 MYR 35,000 - 50,000 USD 11,290 - 16,129 78

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Born in 1934, Kuala Lumpur. Ahmad Khalid is a graduate from Wichester School of Art (U.K) in 1965. He is one of the first Malay artists who fuse the Jawi script into artistic representation. Influenced by Abstract Expressionism of the American artist, Mark Tobey; his calligraphic works are carefully constructed with coloured lines creating a textural feel by several overlaying of Jawi script on a canvas. With the emergence of the Malay-Islamic revivalist tendencies in 1980s, he began to incorporate recognisable Malay shapes and symbols with his earlier Jawi scribbles.

096 Awang Damit (b. Sabah, 1956) Iraga Studies for Northern Journey I, 2008 Mixed Media on Canvas: 61 x 61 cm Signed and dated, lower right and on the reverse: Awang Damit ‘08 MYR 12,000 - 16,000 USD 3,871 - 5,161

097 Zulkifli Yusoff (b. Kedah, 1962) Tiga Abdul 2, 1996 Acrylic on Canvas: 92 x 92 cm Signed and dated, bottom right: Zulkifli Yusoff, 1996 Documented in Zulkifli Yusoff, A Historical Survey, pg11 MYR 10,000 - 14,000 USD 3,226 - 4,516 Born in 1962, Kedah. He is a graduate from Mara Institute of Technology (UiTM). He is known for his installation pieces. He continued his studies in Manchester Polytechnic’s Faculty of Art and Design, United Kingdom. Zulkifli also known to be very versatile and explorative artist of whom the work carry satirical message. Besides painting, he works in other types of medium including sculptures and installation works. Recently, Zulkifli Yusoff ’s solo exhibitions are including Writing Power (2011), Negara Ku (2010), Malaya series (2009) and Icon (2008).

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098 Zhu Mo, Dato’, 竺摩 (China, 1913 - 2002) Bamboo Poetry, 墨竹 Ink on Chinese rice paper: 136. 5 x 27 cm Signed, left edge: 竺摩 MYR 6,000 - 10,000 USD 1,935 - 3,226 Born in 1913, ZheJiang (China). Master Zhu Mo moved to Penang in 1953. Besides being one of the greatest Buddhist dharma master, Zhu Mo was also a talented artist, calligrapher and poet. He is best known as the abbot of the Triple Wisdom Sanctuary in Penang, also the founder of the Malaysia Buddhist Association. He devoted his whole life to Buddhist education and promoting Mahaya Buddhism in Malaysia. His love for painting is evident thought his lyrical style of Chines Brush paintings.

099 Zhu Mo, Dato’, 竺摩 (China, 1913 - 2002) Shi yan’s monk Maxim, 时贤格言 Ink on Chinese rice paper: 71 x 31 cm Signed, left edge: 竺摩 MYR 3,000 - 7,000 USD 968 - 2,258 Born in 1913, ZheJiang (China). Master Zhu Mo moved to Penang in 1953. Besides being one of the greatest Buddhist dharma master, Zhu Mo was also a talented artist, calligrapher and poet. He is best known as the abbot of the Triple Wisdom Sanctuary in Penang, also the founder of the Malaysia Buddhist Association. He devoted his whole life to Buddhist education and promoting Mahaya Buddhism in Malaysia. His love for painting is evident thought his lyrical style of Chines Brush paintings. 80

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100 Bo Yuan, 伯圆长老 (1914 - 2009) Red Blossom, 红梅,1979 Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 100.5 x 28 cm Signed, left edge: 伯圆,己末 MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 Born in 1914, Fujian. Besides his contribution in Buddism in Malaysia, he has proven his accomplishments in poetry and calligraphy. Bo Yuan calligraphy and paintings has been hailed as more people book Zen harmony unity. To acknowledge his great achievement in art two tombstones were elected on 1991 and 1992 subsequently, entitled “God of ink” and “Poetry God”. In 2000, Malaysia National Art Gallery features his solo. 101 Dr. Foo Yong Kong, 符永刚博士 (b. Kuala Lumpur, 1948) Caligraphy Ink on Chinese rice paper: 137 x 69 cm Signed, left edge: 永刚 MYR 3,000 - 6,000 USD 968 - 1,935

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102 Chen Wen Hsi 陈文希 (China 1906 – Singapore 1992) Three Prawns Ink on Chinese rice paper: 71 x 31 cm Signed, lower right: 文希 MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806

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Born in Guangdong (China), 1906. Chen Wen Hsi studied art at the Hsin Hwa Art Academy in Shanghai. He became a lecturer at the Nangyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. His paintings were strongly influenced by Chan (Zen) and the unorthodox Qing School of Yangzhou. He actively participated in several exhibitions outside Singapore which also incidentally promote Singapore. He was awarded the Public Service Star from the President Tun Yusof Bin Ishak and received honorary doctorate from the National University of Singapore. He became famous since his oil study on formalism, cubism, and expressive abstraction. Chen's mastery in depicting human figures was also found in keen observation of nature and animals. His subjects include landscapes, figures, birds and animals, still life studies and abstract compositions. Chen was especially adept at drawing egrets, monkeys and birds.

103 Huang Yao, 黄尧 & Dr. Cheah Thiensong, 谢忝宋 (Shanghai, 1914 - 1987) & (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1942) Napping Child 卧椰图 Coloured ink on chinese rice paper: 132 x 63 cm 谢添宋博士画椰，黄尧画童 MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

104 Ismail Latiff (b.1955, Malacca) Fly Dream, 1992 Oil on Canvas: 132 x 80 cm Signed, lower left: Ismail Latiff MYR 20,000 - 25,000 USD 6,452 - 8,065 Born in 1955, Johor. Ismail Latiff graduated from the Mara Institute of Technology in 1979. In the same year he won the Frank Sullivan Award in the Graphic Art section of the Salon Malaysia organized by the National Art Gallery. Ismail Latiff started his career in the advertising industry before becoming a full-time artist during the period of 1985 and 1986.The common motifs that can be seen in his paintings, is the shape of the circle that is placed in the centre of his work; according to the artist himself, the circle is a symbol of perfection and balance. His solo exhibitions are numerous namely Fly Dream â&#x20AC;Ś Nights of Secrets at Art Seni (2007) and Magic in the Sky at Elle Six Art Gallery (2005).

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105 Yusof Ghani (b. Johor, 1950) Segerak IV, Studies for Uprising Mixed Media on Canvas: 30 x 30 cm Signed lower right, on the reverse: Yusof Ghani MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

106 Yusof Ghani (b. Johor, 1950) Segerak IV, Studies for Uprising Mixed Media on Canvas: 30 x 30 cm Signed lower right, on the reverse: Yusof Ghani MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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107 Dzulkifli Buyong (Kuala Lumpur 1948 - 2004) Cat and Insects, 1991 Oil on canvas: 61 x 81 cm Signed, lower right: DB 1991 Documented in The Malaysianess of Malaysian Art: The Question of Identity, published by Balai Seni Lukis Negara MYR 35,000 - 80,000 USD 11,290 - 25,806 In 1991, National Art Gallery Malaysia (Balai Seni Lukis Malaysia) featured a special group exhibition, entitled “Soal Identity” (Question of Identity) to call on the local artists in expressing “Malaysianess”. There were 165 works submitted by artists with different races including Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal, Latif Mohidin, Redza Piyadasa, Dato’ Mohd. Najib, Chung Chen Sun and Yeoh Jin Leng. To question about identity, Dv Buyong submitted two works including the current work – Cat and Insects (1991). This is an interesting piece of conceptual work of Buyong presented in an engaging way. His exploration of national identity is a thought provoking one. A black cat is placed at the centre of the painting scrutinizing a huge red tree with five roots reaching out along the ground. Five other trees, in different sizes, are juxtaposed to each other standing as background. Green bushes are painted filling the gaps in between. Five sizeable fallen leaves are sporadically painted surrounding the tree. What is the most interesting in the painting is the inclusion of the black ant and termites. They swarm towards the red tree that stood steadily in the central. They seem slowly invading the tree. It seems like Buyong has a special preference for five as same number is recurring in the painting. This preference may have a strong relation to the core discussion of the exhibition about national identity. To mark the anniversary of Malaysian independence on 31 August 1970, a national philosophy – Rukun Negara – was instituted by National Consultative Council. This was introduced in reaction to a serious race riot known as the May 13 Incident which occurred in 1969 that undermines national unity. Malaysian racial balance and stability was very fragile in all its existence. Soon after, the Malaysian government sought ways to foster unity among the various races in Malaysia. In acknowledging the complexities of national identity, one of the methods was to encourage unity through the Rukun Negara. The five Rukun Negara are: Believe in God, Loyalty to King and Country, Upholding the Constitution, Rules of Law and Courtesy and Morality. Thereafter, the New Economic Policy (1971-1990) was launched in 1971 with the very aim to create unity among the various races in Malaysia, through economic equality, via the reduction of the economic gap among the races in Malaysia. In 1991, the same year where the Soal Identity exhibition was held, a new National Development Policy (Dasar Pembagunan Negara) was introduced to supersede the old one. Concerning perception of the political and social issues of the time, Buyong has created a surprising visual quality that gives expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the visual arts to the subject of the discussion about national identity.The selection of ‘five’ in his painting seem like an obvious clue of Buyong in embracing the harmony and unity that has been through after 20 years of racial congruence. While the tree signifies national unity, the presence of ants and termite on the tree seems to suggest the potential danger of racial destruction if immediate resolution is oversight. The cat stands as a spectator who contemplates the narrative as a whole visual expression – a work of art. It is definitely a playful dream-like painting. His play of colours, emotions and the moment with the way different forms relate to each other and the way they are put into space are of exceptional. The current work is documented in the book Kemalaysiaan Senilukis Malaysia: Soal Identity (1991). In 1997, Christie’s borrowed Buyong’s painting for one of their exhibitions.Born in 1948, Kuala Lumpur. Dzulkifli Buyong is one of the well-known artists. He received his art education at the Victoria Institution from 1961 to 1965, studying under Patrick Ng Kah Oon. He was a regular member of the Wednesday Art Group that formed in 1952 in Kuala Lumpur. It was an important local art cradle of that time. Among the contemporaries includes Syed Ahmad Jamal and Peter Harris. Dzulkifli Buyong had won many competitions since young age. At the age of 16, Buyong won numerous awards including a gold medal from the Queen , Tengku Ismail Tengku Budriah and first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al –Haj. At 19, he had been given chances to exhibits his work of art to public. During the times, he was considered as “Malaysian Teen Sensation” for his extraordinary hardwork as he successfully produces various work art at such a young age. Many Dzulkifli Buyong works are kept permanent collection in National Art Gallery and Gallery of National Bank.

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108 Syed Thajudeen (b. India, 1943) a) Waiting for the Lover in Baju Kebaya Labuh I, 2006 b)Waiting for the Lover in Baju Kebaya Labuh, 2006 c) Surat Cinta I, 1998 Oil on canvas: 30.5 x 30.5 cm each a) Signed, lower left: Syed Thajudeen b) Signed, lower left: Syed Thajudeen c) Signed, lower left: Syed Thajudeen MYR 8,000 - 12,000 USD 2,581 - 3,871

Born in 1943, India. Residing in Penang since 1954, Syed Thajudeen pursued an art course at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras (1967â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1974). Growing up in a cross-cultural background, Syed has established a unique painterly capturing authentic visual characteristics and expression. He is very conscious in using bright and heavy colours radiating happiness and liveliness. The artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preference is discernible in the painting It is an image that formed part of Syed memory of the 50s and 60s. Syed believes the elegance and grace of a woman is best expressed while they are in baju kebaya, they are utterly supple and attractive in appearance. Using rich hues and distinctly stylised figurations, his Indian exposures with the heritage of his Malaysian homeland has created a rhythmic symphony on his canvas.

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109 Seah Kim Joo (b. Singapore, 1939) Washing Up

Born in 1939, Singapore. Kim Joo is a skilled batik artist who is raised in Terengganu. He entered Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1959. He returned to Terengganu in 1965 where he draws most of his inspiration from. He was then received a commission work of a five-panel batik mural for Hotel Malaysia in Singapore in 1968. His favourite subject matters include east-coast fishing life and the kampong liveliness.

Oil on canvas: 49 x 76 cm Signed, bottom right: Seah K Joo MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839 a)

110 Yap Hong Ngee, 叶逢仪 (b. Pahang, 1944) Flowers Still Life

Born in 1944 in Mentakan, Pahang. Furthering his studies in Japn, he majored in Japanese art from Tokyo Arts University and subsequently obtained a degree in Japanese Arts History and Physical Engineering at Waseda University. He is known for his watercolour paintings, particularly on sparrows, gardens and peony flowers. In May 2013, Hong Ngee and his daughter, Jane Yap, held an art exhibition entitled ‘Dots.Line.Circles – Art Dialogue between Yap Hong Ngee and Jane Yap Jian Yi’ in Soka Gakkai Malaysia.

Oil on canvas: 48 x 40 cm each Signed, bottom left: Hong Ngee MYR 3,000 - 10,000 USD 968 - 3,226 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

111 Yusof Ghani (b. Johor, 1950) Segerak IV, 2014 Mixmedia on Canvas: 45 x 60 cm Signed and dated, lower right and on the reverse: Yusof Ghani, 2014 MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806

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Born in 1950, Johor. Yusof Ghani is a graduate from the Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA.Yusof â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful art journey began by introducing the most collectible series, Tari, in 1983. It follows with other series including Protest, Topeng I, II, III, Wayang, Hijau, Segerak and Wajah. He is known practicing strong lines and spontaneous marks on a dynamic composition. Most of his works are stroke-based rendering. Yusof Ghaniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works have been featured in numerous international and local exhibitions and publications. His works are in the collections of corporate bodies, private galleries and many private individuals.

112 JAN VAN WEERDEN (b. Yogyakarta, 1905) Big Tree Oil on canvas: 70 x 50 cm Signed, lower right: Weerden

Born in Yogyakarta, Java on 3 September 1905. He was taught in Indonesia by W. Russer and C. Bijl-Pfaff. The artist lived and worked in Indonesia (Bandung, Kediri, Blitar, probolinggo and All Java) until 1953. He then settled in The Hague, Painter, Watercolourist and Draughtsman of mainly Indonesian landscape, who is a member of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Indische Kulture Kringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; In The Hague. Exhibition, The Hague, Kunstzaal, May 1963.

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113 WIDAYAT (Kutoarjo, 1919 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jakarta, 2002) Abstrak, 1987 Watercolor on paper: 37 x 55 cm This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from The Museum MYR 1,000 - 2,000 USD 323 - 645

114 OTTO DJAYA (Rangkas Bitung, West Java, 1916 - 2002) Mencuci di Sungai,1996 Oil on canvas: 118 x 118 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Otto Djaya, 1996 MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258 92

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115 ERICA HESTU WAHYUNI (b. Yogyakarta, 1971) The Purple pot of Aladin, 2014 Acrylic on canvas: 80 x 110 cm Signed and dated lower middle: Erica, 2014 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

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116 Dato’ Chuah Thean Teng (China, 1914 - 2008) Bestowment Batik clothes: 87 x 61 cm Signed, lower left: Teng MYR 55,000 - 65,000 USD 17,742 - 20,968 Born in 1914, China. Dato’ Chuah is one of the most distinguished Malaysian artists. He has been recognised as the pioneer of batik painting. Dato’ Chuah received his formal training briefly at the Amoy art school however could not finish it due to illness. He moved to Penang with his parents in 1932 to help in his father’s trading company. He opened a batik factory in1945. Though he did not gain any success, it was then he used the leftover batik materials from his factory to perfect his skills in batik. Through perpetual effort and practise, Thean Teng has elevated this technique into a form of fine art. In 1955, he had his first batik exhibition. His adaption of this dyeing process has been ground-breaking and influential and inspired many later artists. Apart from his distinctive, inimitable style of painting; the colourful images that depict Malaysian countryside has interested the audience. The down to earth village folk daily activities have been the focus point of his creations. Thean Teng turns simple village life to an eventful existence. The characters in his paintings are portrayed in a most natural and unpretentious beauty. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

117 Chen Wen Hsi, 陈文希 (China 1906 – Singapore 1992) Roosters Coloured ink on chinese rice paper: 67 x 44 cm Signed,upper right corner: 文希 MYR 30,000 - 50,000 USD 9,677 - 16,129 Born in Guangdong (China), 1906. Chen Wen Hsi studied art at the Hsin Hwa Art Academy in Shanghai. He became a lecturer at the Nangyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. His paintings were strongly influenced by Chan (Zen) and the unorthodox Qing School of Yangzhou. He actively participated in several exhibitions outside Singapore which also incidentally promote Singapore. He was awarded the Public Service Star from the President Tun Yusof Bin Ishak and received honorary doctorate from the National University of Singapore. He became famous since his oil study on formalism, cubism, and expressive abstraction. Chen's mastery in depicting human figures was also found in keen observation of nature and animals. His subjects include landscapes, figures, birds and animals, still life studies and abstract compositions. Chen was especially adept at drawing egrets, monkeys and birds.

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118 LIEM TJOE ING (Surakarta, 1922 - 1996) Balinese Village, 1974 Oil on canvas: 50 x 70 cm Signed, lower left: L. Tjoe Ing This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 8,000 - 12,000 USD 2,581 - 3,871

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He was born in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java on 22 June 1922. He was a pupil of the artist Siau Tik Kwie in his town during the Japanese occupation of the archipelago during World War II from 19421945. He also was a member of both Pelangi Artist Association and Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (HBS). He was well-known as a sculptor, art designer, and realist painter. His works reflect a more popular atmosphere, although he also painted natural panorama, flowers and dances. His works can still be seen on the ceiling of Mangkunegaran Palace, Surakarta. He abandoned fine art for a decade as he was busy in politics as a member of Surakarta legislative assembly (1966 through 1971), representing the Indonesian Christian Party. In 1978, then vice president Adam Malik asked him to compile a book, later titled Paintings in Adam Malik's Collection.

119 R. HADI (b. Semarang, Central Java) Makan Bersama Oil on canvas: 50 x 60 cm Signed, lower right: R. Hadi MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

He was one prominent painter from Semarang, Central Java. During 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he had become a great painter and considered as an important painter from the city. He developed realist style and have been the teachers of many artists among others is Pratomo Sugeng. He had perfomed several solo and group exhibitions in Indonesia. A lot of his works were kept by collectors in Indonesia especially Central Java and Jakarta. His objects of paintings mostly described scene of daily life such as market scene, animal fighting and also portrait figures.

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120 ERNEST DEZENTJE (Jatinegara, 1885 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1972) Landscape Oil on canvas: 71 x 108 cm Signed, lower left: Ern. Dezentje MYR 6,000 - 8,000 USD 1,935 - 2,581

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Born in Jatinegara, Java, 1885. He was a self-taught artist who came from French. He was a member of the Bataviasche Kunstkring. He used impressionist and sometimes divisionistic style. He has participated in several exhibitions to represent his works. He received prize from former President Soekarno. He died in 1972.

121 TATANG GANAR (Bandung, 1936 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2004) Ivon, 2000 Oil on canvas: 120 x 140 cm Signed and dated, lower left: T. Ganar, 2000 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist

Born in Bandung, August 19, 1936. He graduated from ASRI Yogyakarta (1961) and lived in Bandung until now. Since 1965 he was active to participate in solo and joined exhibitions in Jakarta, Bandung, and Bali. Every year he had exhibition with Papilio Group in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. In 1994 he had his solo exhibition in Folklore I, TIM, Jakarta and Folklore II, Topaz Hotel, Bandung.

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122 Jeihan Sukmantoro (b. Solo, 1938) Dua Penari Putih, 2011 Acrylic on canvas: 140 x 180 cm Signed and dated, lower left and on the reverse: Jeihan ‘11 Acquired directly from the artist. Accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity from Studio Jeihan Featured in Jakarta Kompas press publication on 27 January 2013 in colour and the publication “The Soul of Art” by Jakob Sumardjo, Pg. 20, in colour. MYR 30,000 - 50,000 USD 9,677 - 16,129

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123 Jeihan Sukmantoro (b. Solo, 1938) Kucing, 1992 Oil on canvas: 70 x 70 cm Signed and dated lower left and on the reverse: Jeihan ‘92 Acquired directly from the artist Accompanied with Certificate of Authenticity from Studio Jeihan Featured in the book “Jeihan Jeihan Jeihan” by Mamannoor Pg. 121 in colour. MYR 9,000 - 12,000 USD 2,903 - 3,871 104

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124 Riduan (Bukit Lama, Palembang, 1976) Humility, 2011 Acrylic on Canvas: 180 x 150 cm Signed and dated, bottom left and on the reverse: Riduan, 2011 Accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity from the artist. Acquired from the artist. MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258 Born in Bukit Lama, Palembang Sumatra, on 8 June 1976. He was awarded as the best Skecth of FSR ISI Yogyakarta and the best 5 of Visual Art Competition. He has participated in several group exhibitions among others “Art for Jogya” at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta, “Homage 2 Homesite” at Museum ASRI Yogyakarta, “Eksisten” and “Borobudur” at Jogya Gallery Yogyakarta and etc.

125 Koempoel Sujatno (Ngawi, 1912 – Batu, 1987) Scene at Pantai Kenjeran Oil on Canvas: 49 x 59 cm Signed, lower right: Koempoel MYR 2,500 - 4,000 USD 806 - 1,290 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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126 Awang Damit (b. Sabah, 1956) Payarama, Merah Hitam… Tanah Ini, 2013 Acrylic on Canvas: 220 x 150 cm Signed, dated and titled, on the reverse: Awang Damit, Payarama, Merah Hitam… Tanah Ini, 2013 MYR 80,000 - 100,000 USD 25,806 - 32,258 Born in 1956, Kuala Penyu, Sabah. Awang Damit is one of the renowned abstract expressionists in Malaysia. Graduated from UiTM in Fine Arts in 1983, he furthered his studies at Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. and obtained Masters in Fine Arts in 1990. Awang Damit now lectures in UiTM. He held positions as Curator of the Art Gallery and Head of the Fine Arts Department before being appointed an Associate Professor in 2000. While lecturing in UiTM, Awang Damit completed the lauded series Marista (2002) and Iraga (2011). He started his fourth series – Paya Ramahe – with a touch of modernity in 2013. Belonging to the second generation of abstract expressionists in modern Malaysian art, collectors are often attracted to his different styles of painting. Landscapes and nature are expressed artistically with his signature broad and daring bruvshstrokes. Skillfully, Awang exemplify the uniqueness in each and every piece of his art with diverse lines against subdivided background. Awang Damit has had numerous exhibitions in both groups and solo – titles include the Bentuk and Makna by Galeri Seni FSSR in 2000, Intipati Budaya – Satu Sintesis at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1995 and Intipati Budaya at Shenn’s Fine Art, Singapore in 1994. China, Taiwan, Japan and London are among some countries which Awang Damit is currently actively presenting his masterpieces. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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127 Dato’ Karl-Friedrich Bendlin (b. Germany, 1928) Waterfall, 1989 Oilpastel on Paper: 59 x 79 cm Signed, bottom right: Bendlin, 1989 MYR 10,000 - 18,000 USD 3,226 - 5,806 Born in 1928, Bielefeld (Germany). He received his art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bielefeld. Dato’ Karl-Friedrich Bendlin is an impressionist who plays with effects and colours to arouse powerful, unique and unforgettable emotions. Besides, Dato Karl also has a strong dedication in portrait painting. In 1963, he travelled to Malaysia and immediately captures by its charm and decided to make Malaysia his second home. He works with a wide variety of medium ranges from charcoal, oil pastel, acrylic and oil. Through the canvas of Bendlin, the beauty and dynamism of the people and scenery of Malaysia turn vivacious.

128 Fung Yow Chork (Selangor, 1918 - 2013) Yellow Mountain, 2002 Oil on Canvas: 49 x 49 cm Titled and dated, reverse of canvas: 黄山又二 ’02 MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 Born in 1918, Selangor. Yow Chork picked up art practice since he was 13 from an artist in China. However, the tutelage stopped when Yow Chork migrated to Singapore with his family in 1933. He was then introduced to Prof. Zhong Baimu, a lecturer of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts that guided him on paintings in oils. Ever since then, Fung has been practicing art part time even after he moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1934. In 1957, he won a prize in the Merdeka Independence Trade Fair Art and Photographic exhibition. His first solo exhibition was held at Chin Woo Art Gallery in 1981.

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129 Yap Chin Hoe (b. Selangor, 1970) Quiet Sweetness 3, 2007 Acrylic on Canvas: 91.5 x 102 cm Signed, bottom left: Chin Hoe MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226 Born in 1970 in Klang, Selangor, Yap Chin Hoe has been a full time artist since he graduated from the Malaysian Institute of Arts in 1991, and he also obtained a Double Major in Oil Painting and Printmaking. Chin Hoe’s artistic talent was apparent from a young age. Having spent a great deal of time in learning European and American art, he embarked on an experimental journey with oil and acrylics in the later years. His solo and roup exhibitions include Pameran Bakat Muda Sezaman at the National Art Gallery Malaysia in 1990 and Serendipity at Artfilio Gallery, Singapore in 2007. Chin Hoe has won many awards which included a first prize in an art competition held in in conjunction with Estee Lauder Breast Awareness Campaign 1996. The poetic still-life paintings by Yap Chin Hoe, has positively contributed towards enriching the Malaysian art scene today. Each painting is filled with bright colours contrasting with dark and developed layers which create a movement to his pieces. This approach somehow reminds us about the strong chiaroscuro that was once popular in northern Italian art of the previous century. Certainly, Chin Hoe’s paintings are far from the traditional ‘still life’. All his works are painted with great attention to detail, often concentrating on the beauty and value of the treasures.

130 Heng Eow Lin (b. Kedah, 1946) Mother and Child, 2011 Oil on Canvas: 63 x 45 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Eow Lin ‘11 MYR 4,000 - 7,000 USD 1,290 - 2,258 Born in 1946, Kedah. Eow Lin is graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1970 before becoming a professional artist. Eow Lin is an expert in painting and sculptures. During his long art career, his artworks have been exhibited in not less than 40 solo and group exhibitions both locally and internationally. He is one of the few sculptors in Malaysia that immediately impresses you. In Eow Lin’s works, he often pays homage to the token of maternal love and affection.While pursuing his art education in NAFA, he was specially guided by LimYew Kuan and Georgette Chan where he started painting portraits. Having a great passion in human relationship, he has been drawing and sculpturing figures. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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131 Khalil Ibrahim (b. Kelantan, 1934) Figures in Blue, 2010 Oil on canvas: 106 x 90 cm Signed and dated, bottom right: Khalil Ibrahim 0010 MYR 40,000 - 50,000 USD 12,903 - 16,129 Born in 1934, Kelantan. Khalil is one of the most established artists in Malaysia and was honoured with a state scholarship for his education at Central St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Art and design in London in 1964.Throughout his career, Khalil held many solo and group exhibitions both locally and internationally. He works with watercolour, acrylic and oils, painting uniquely with flair of almost real to almost abstract. Khalil Ibrahim is best known for his paintings of figures in silhouette forms.

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132 Tan Choon Ghee (Penang, 1930 - 2010) Singapore River, 1975 Oil on canvas: 50 x 75 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Tan Choon Ghee, 1975 MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806

133 Lee Cheng Yong (Shanghai, 1913- 1974) Lady in Blue, Undated Oil on canvas: 53.5 x 40 cm Signed, lower right: CY MYR 12,000 - 25,000 USD 3,871 - 8,065 112

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134 ARIE SMIT (Zaandam, the Netherlands, 1916) In Front of Temple, 2003 Acrylic on canvas: 31.5 x 39.5 cm Signed and dated lower right: Arie Smit ‘03 This lot is a accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from artist MYR 15,000 - 20,000 USD 4,839 - 6,452

Born in Zaandam, the Netherlands, 1916. He was a student of the Academy of Arts in Rotterdam before working as lithographer for the Dutch Colonial Army in the Dutch Indies prior to the Second World War. He moved to Bali in 1956 to engage in full time painting and became an Indonesian Citizen, produced as well as taught painting at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Many of his paintings depict the nature of his surrounding environment. He had several solo exhibitions in Bandung Institute of Technology, The Honolulu East West Center, and the Center of Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta. He received the “Dharma Kusuma” art awards from the local government of Bali.

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135 SUDJONO ABDULLAH (Yogyakarta, 1911 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1993) Landscape With Paddy Fields Oil on canvas: 84 x138 cm Signed, lower right: S. Abdullah MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

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136 LIEM TJOE ING, 林子英 (Surakarta, 1922-1996) Birds Market, 1972 Oil on canvas: 50 x 65 cm Signed and dated, lower left: L. Tjoe Ing ‘72 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 8,000 - 12,000 USD 2,581 - 3,871

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137 ANANG ASMARA (b. Yogyakarta, 1974) Ketawang Kinanti Pawukir, 2011 Acrylic on canvas: 120 x 200 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Anang Asmara, 2011 MYR 5,500 - 7,000 USD 1,774 - 2,258

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He came from Sleman, Yogyakarta, a painter who specialize in painting portraits through expressive power of face. He is able to delevop his style not only by reproducing detail and texture, but also by the strong symbolism. His theme of paintings were Anangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s admiration and respect for traditional culture (and especially the Javanese traditions into which he was born), and also influenced by his respect for women, whom he feels often get a very raw deal in contemporary Indonesia. He had performed several solo and groups exhibition in major cities in Indonesia (Yogyakarta and Jakarta).

138 SABRI (b. Jakarta, 1955) Celebrity Series, 2008 Oil on canvas: 140 x 140 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Sabri, 2008 MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

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139 Ismadi Sallehudin (b. Pahang, 1971) Antara Guernica dan Malaya, 2004 Acrylic on Canvas: 125 x 185 cm Signed and dated, lower middle: Ismadi ‘04 MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806

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The current piece is an interesting piece of Ismadi. The meaning of the painting is not immediately clear to the viewer. The painting is glutted with distorted human figures and animals. Strong use of colours and geometric lines are inspired by cubism style. A careful reading of the painting reveals the Japanese occupation of Malaya in 1941. Ismadi wittily titled the current work as “Antara Guernica dan Malaya” – a parody of the famous work of Picasso on the war in Spain. The instability situation in Malaysia is reflected through the chaotic representation of the entire composition. Born in 1971, Raub. Graduated from UiTM, Kuala Lumpur, he also had obtained his Masters degree at De Monfort University, UK. Ismadi is a prolific artist who actively participates in exhibitions. The recent solo show, Arjuna Series 10 in Museum of Asian art in University Malaya was a great success. Last year, together with 3 other artists, Ismadi had joined exhibition organised by Pahang Art Museum.

140 Lee Weng Fatt (b. Kuala Lumpur, 1967) Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2010

Born in 1967, Kuala Lumpur. He received a formal artistic training at the Kuala Lumpur College of Art. Currently, he is a full time artist who his works are exhibit both locally and internationally. Weng Fatt started out as a watercolourist and in 1995 he decided to try on oil method. His primary subject centers on the old heritage that bear testimony to the city historical past.

Mixed Media on Canvas: 51 x 122 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Lee Weng Fatt â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10. Titled, lower right: Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226

141 Lee Eng Beng (b. Penang, 1967) Street Vendors, 2013

Born in 1967, Penang; Eng Beng is a self-taught accomplished watercolourist. He is one of the highly regarded members of the Malaysian Watercolour Organisation. In 1994, he won the First Prize at the Malaysian Watercolour painting competition organized by Teochew Association. Penang streetscapes and painting with subtle social references especially on family bonding are one of Eng Bengâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite subject matter. His works have been featured in Southeast-Asia including Singapore, Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea.

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142 DULLAH (Solo, 1919 – 1996) Portrait of Balinese Man Oil on canvas: 34.4 x 31.4 cm Signed, lower right: Dullah MYR 12,000 - 18,000 USD 3,871 - 5,806 120

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Dullah was born in Solo, 1919. He studied painting under Affandi and Sudjojono but has his own distinctive style of naturalism. He was well known for his landscape and portraits paintings. He was one of the founders of HBS – Surakarta Cultural Community (1950). In 1956, he edited book of former Presiden Soekarno’s Private Collection of Indonesian Art (volume I & II). Since the early days of the independence, Dullah was very close to Soekarno, the first President of the Republic of Indonesia and was appointed by Soekarno to care for the President’s private art collection and as curator of the state painting collections. At age 70, Dullah built his museum, now a cultural landmark, as his dedication to a love of the arts over a creative lifetime. He has had numerous art exhibitions in Indonesia and overseas and in 1988 his work was included in the Art of Bali exhibition held at the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Now, his works been kept in Dullah Museum in Solo. He died in 1996.

143 O.H. SUPONO (Surabaya, 1937 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bali, 1991) Abstraksi Figure, 1964 Oil on canvas: 66 x 96 cm Signed and dated, lower left: OH, Supono, 1964 Signed and dated on the reverse

Born in Surabaya, 1937. He studied painting at the Fine Arts Academy, Surakarta. In 1981, the Jakarta Academy sponsored his works to be represented in Taman Ismail Marzuki Art Center. In the past few years, many of his works have been inspired by the greatness of Borobudur Temple and have gone beyond figurative and abstract themes. His works are in collection of the Jakarta Arts Council, the Fatahillah Fine Arts Gallery, the National Fine Arts Gallery, Jakarta and the Fukuoka Art Museum in Japan.

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144 MAHYUDDIN S. (Bukittinggi, Sumatra 1924 - 1993) Pasar Terapung Oil on canvas: 70 x 130 cm Signed, lower left: Mahyuddin MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839

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Mahyuddin S. the naturalist painter was born in 1924 in Bukittinggi, Sumatra. Since childhood, he was already very fond of painting and developed his skill and techniques under guidance of noted painters in his born city. In 1948, he held his joint exhibition in Bukittinggi with painters from all over Sumatra. In 1950, he moved to Jakarta for work and continued his study at the Perguruan Tinggi Djurnalistik Institute of Journalism until 1955. In 1956, he held a joint exhibition in at Bapenas Building, Jakarta. He worked in Unilever Jakarta from 1957 until 1961 in which he decided to devote his full attention in painting. He continued to hold several painting exhibitions, among the successful one was in 1968 at Hotel Indonesia. In 1969 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1971, he held exhibition in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. In 1972, he held his exhibition in Bremen, West Germany, Amsterdam Holland, and Vienna, Austria. In 1973, he travelled again to Europe and performed the exhibitions in West Berlin and Frankfurt. In 1974, he held his last exhibition in Singapore again. Mahyuddin is a naturalist painter who conveys quietness, peacefulness and grandeur in his paintings. His works have been in the collection of many important art collections in Indonesia and abroad.

145 AMBARA BARATAWIDJAJA (b. Java,1960) Shah Alam Mosque, 2013 Chinese Ink on Rice Paper: 69 x 55 cm Inscribed in Chinese Character, upper left: 声声,癸已 Literature: Ambara Baratawidjaja, Brushes Dialogue II, pg. 34 MYR 9,500 - 15,000 USD 3,064 - 4,839

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甘谷,出生于中国，广东。現為廣東省美術家協會會員、廣州市美術家協會常務理事，創作部副部長、廣州市美術家協會花鳥畫藝術委員會委員、廣州青年美術家協會常務理事、秘書長、廣東省青年美術家協會理事、賴少其藝術研究中心理事。作品曾入选广东省第四届中国画展、建国55周年广东省美术作品展。作品获广东省群众美术作品展优秀奖、广州市群众美术作品展铜奖等。 Born in Guangdong (China). Currently, Gangu is the Director of Guangzhou City Artists Association, vice secretary of the creative department, Guangzhou, China Institute of painting, the Guangzhou Youth Artists Association and the Guangdong Provincial Young Artists Association. His works have been selected for many exhibitions. Gangu is the master of freehand painting focusing on birds, landscapes and natures. Gangu’s paintings demonstrate an excellent skill in creating an expressive element in response to the beauty of nature. Each brush stroke is getting back to the basics. His use of thick brushwork yet dignified rhythm constitutes a heart out of profound artistic conception. He demonstrates a heavy muddy Lingnan style which emphasizes innovative and alternative ideas through common subject.

146 Gan Gu, 甘谷 (b. Kedah, 1962) a) Flower and Bird, Undated b) The Beauty of Nature, Undated Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 136 x 33 cm each MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581

147 Dr. Cheah Thiensoong, 谢忝宋博士 (b. Negeri Sembilan, 1942) Gratitude, Undated Ink on Chinese rice paper: 138 x 34 cm each MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613 124

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148 Yeong Seak Ling (b. Ipoh,1948) Waterscape III, 1990 Watercolour on paper: 69 x 51 cm Signed and dated: Y.S.L, 1990 MYR 6,000 - 10,000 USD 1,935 - 3,226 Born in 1948, Ipoh. Yeong Seak Ling is a gifted self-taught artist. He began practiced with charcoal then to watercolour (he spent 25 years in this medium) and slowly moved to acrylic (1995 – 2005) and oil (2005 – to date). He began his full time artistic career in 1991 and has been founders of many organisations namely Galeri Art Point and ArtGroup – Penang. Besides, he also participated in solos and groups exhibitions including the recent ones in Shanghai – Art International Shanghai 2010 byThe Bund Art Gallery. In the early years, Seak Ling mostly work on abstract works. During the later years of his career, Seak Ling felt the need to reflect the aesthetic value of his own culture, thus, he moved away from his comfort zone and gave attempt to super-realism technique. One of the Waterscape series paintings was exhibited in the Soal Identity Exhibition organised by Balai Seni Lukis Malaysia in 1990.

149 Tan Kuan Aw (b. Penang, 1952) The Struggle, 1995 Watercolour on paper: 47 x 69 cm Documented in, Watermark Series, A Collection of Watercolour Paintings by Tan Kuan Aw, published by The Art Gallery Penang. MYR 3,000 - 6,000 USD 968 - 1,935 Born in 1952, Penang. He received his formal art education in University Science of Malaysia, majoring in Fine Art. After completion of his studies, Kuan Aw joined a shoe factory and worked as a designer. But, this did not stop him from pursuing his passion in art. He continued to draw leisurely and experimenting with different type of medium. Tan has taken part in various group exhibitions and was awarded for his photography works. The current work – the Struggle – is one of the pieces that were featured in his solo exhibition, Watermark Series: a collection of watercolour paintings by Tan Kuan Aw. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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150 Ong Soo Keat (b. Penang, 1952) Silver bressted, Horn Bill, 2008 Oil on Canvas: 76 x 76 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Ong Soo Keat, 2008 MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258 Born in 1941, Penang. Soo Keat is a talented artist who was born with a talent in painting birds. His eye for details is noticeable in his depiction of birds characteristic and also the surrounding; the subjects were seen spring to life through his delicate yet meticulous strokes. Soo Keat was commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for several projects in the 1970s and 1980s. He also produced a series of postal stamp sets namely the National Animal Series 1979, the Protected Wildlife Third Series in 1987 and the Kingfishers of Malaysia in1993.

151 Khaw Sia (b. China, 1913 - 1984) Buddha, Undated Watercolour on paper: 39 x 36 cm Signed, lower right: K.SIA MYR 5,000 - 8,000 USD 1,613 - 2,581 Khaw Sia is a Chinese born artist migrated to Penang with his family in 1937. Before settling down in Penang, he studied at the Sung Hua Academy in Shanghai where he engaged with several prominent Chinese brush painters. Utilising Chinese brush technique, Khaw Sia’s landscapes was greatly praised by the well-known Chinese brush artist Xu Beihong. In 1932, Khaw Sia took a brief but private lesson under the guidance of Sir Russell Flint in England who was the president of Britain’s Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour. Under Flint’s tutelage, Khaw Sia developed his exquisite meticulous style of the English watercolour. Integrating the painting technique of the east and the west, Khaw Sia’s Chinese brush and English watercolouring techniques has reached a harmonious fusion in his paintings. Khaw Sia is a well-travelled artist with extensive imagination and his paintings have a combination of grand scope and focus on details. 126

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152 Chuah SIew Teng (b. Penang, 1944) Mother and Son Batik: 90 x 59 cm Signed, lower left: S. TENG MYR 12,000 - 16,000 USD 3,871 - 5,161 Born in 1944, Penang. Siew Teng had his early education at the Chung Ling High School. In 1965, he went to London to continue his study at the Ravensburne College of Art and City & Guilds Art School. Having nurtured under an artistic environment, Siew Teng’s interest and talent in batik have been discovered since young. He has won awards such as the “Certificate of Merit” at the National Art Competition even before his formal art training. His art continued to receive outstanding reviews and his works were featured in many art publications including Arts Review (England, 1975), Art Look Magazine (Australia, 1975).

153 Lee Long Looi (b. Kedah, 1942) 123 ABC, 2000 Oil pastel on canvas: 58 x 45 cm Signed and dated, middle and on the reverse: Lee, 2000. Sealed with stamp. MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839 Born in 1942, Kedah. Long Looi received a formal art training in Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in 1962-64. After graduation he furthered his education in Arts Students League (New York) 1969-70 and Pratt Institute 1973. He has had great numbers of solo exhibitions in reputable galleries, and their work has been collected by prominent collectors. Long Looi is known for his soft lyrical feminine forms with Nanyang features. His works have been exhibited in various countries including New York, Canada, Florida, Puerto Rico and Singapore. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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154 PROBO (b. Yogyakarta, 1959) Super Woman, 2007 Oil on canvas: 130 x 100 cm Â Signed and dated, lower middle: Probo, 2007 MYR 1,000 - 1,500 USD 323 - 484 128

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Born in Yogyakarta, 1959. He finished his study from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta. He has participated in several exhibitions in Indonesia. He received many art awards and became the finalist in the Phillip Morris Indonesian Art Awards in 1995.

155 NYOMAN GUNARSA (b. Klungkung, 1944) Kasih Ibu, 2011 Oil on canvas: 95 x 95 cm Signed and dated, lower right: 2011 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 13,000 - 20,000 USD 4,194 - 6,452

Born in Klungkung, Bali, April 15, 1944. He graduated from the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI) in Yogyakarta where he is currently a lecturer in art. He began his career as painter of models and portraits. Since 1967, active performing solo exhibitions, like in British Embassy, Jakarta (1967), Arcade Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1971), Blance Gallery, San Francisco (1991), Blance Gallery, Osaka (1982), 21 Gallery, Singapore (1995), Opera-Gallery, Paris (1996), and Hamburgische Landesbank, Hamburg (1998). He also participates in group exhibitions in Indonesia and overseas. He received awards from the Pratisara Affandi Adikarya (1976), in the Biennial Indonesian Art Exhibitions (1878 & 1980) and the Lempad Prize (1980). His works are in collection by local and abroad collectors.

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156 JAN VAN WEERDEN (Yogyakarta, 1905 - 1975) Harvest Oil on canvas: 50 x 40 cm Signed, lower right: J. VanWeerden MYR 2,000 - 3,000 USD 645 - 968

157 IWAN SRIHARTOKO (b. Bantul, Yogyakarta, 1977) Lokal Taste II, 2006 Acrylic on canvas: 80 x 100 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Iwan 2006 MYR 1,500 - 3,000 USD 484 - 968 Iwan was born in Bantul, Yogyakarta, december 21, 1977. He graduated from SMSR Yogyakarta, and FSRD ISI (Design and Art Faculty Indonesian Art Institute) in Yogyakarta. He was participated in several group exhibitions such as “Eksisten Jogja Gallery, Yogyakarta (2007), NISBI, Galeri Katamsi ISI Yogyakarta (2006), Pameran Selekda PEKSIMNAS VII, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta (2006), Still Life Extended, Vanesa Art House Jakarta (2005), etc. He was received awarded such as Juara I Mural “Lingkungan Hidup”, Nomination big 10 PEKSIMINAS VIII “Selekda” (2006), Finalist V Mural “Sehat itu Gaya Hidup”, and Pratitta Adhi Karya such as The Best Work.

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158 ERICA HESTU WAHYUNI (b. Yogyakarta, 1971) Princess Unicorn, 2014 Acrylic on canvas: 80 x 110 cm Signed and dated lower right: Erica, 2014 Signed, titled and dated on the reverse This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist.

Born in Yogyakarta, 1971. She began to study painting when she was young and join Sanggar Katamsi under painters Suharto P.R. and Herry Wibowo. In 1996, she graduated from the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta. She performed her solo exhibition in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. She intensely participated in many group exhibitions in Indonesia and overseas, Singapore, Philippines, Japan and Russia. She received award for the Best Work at ISI Yogyakarta in 1993.

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159 NYOMAN GUNARSA (b. Klungkung, 1944) Two Beauty Dancers, 2010 Watercolor on paper: 57 x 77 cm Signed and dated, lower right: 2010 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

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160 ANANG YUGO SUSENO (b. Indonesia) Party, 2002 Oil on canvas: 75 x 97 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Anang Yugo Suseno â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;02 MYR 1,000 - 1,500 USD 323 - 484 He has actively participated in several painting exhibitions in Jakarta and other cities in Indonesia. He is among the group of painters from Yogyakarta. His art has been included in The Beppu Asia Contemporary Art Exhibition 2003.

161 KUSTIMAN MANJAYA (Bandung, West Java, 1952) Gadis Bali, 2007 Acrylic on canvas: 95 x 150 cm Signed and dated, lower right: K. Manjaya, 2007 MYR 1,000 - 1,500 USD 323 - 484 Born in Bandung, West Java in 1952. He learned painting from Barli Sasmita and continued to study at IKIP Bandung for 3 years. In 1976 studied at Beldende Kansten Academie-Den-Hag and have a short course of restoration in L.O.I LEIDEN. In the period of 1985-1985 he often participated in exhibition and workshop in France and Jerman. He also performed several times of exhibition. European style is become his trademark, using rich colors he chose daily life and beauty of Javanese landscape as his favorite theme. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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162 Choy Siew Kek (b. Penang, 1947) Family Batik: 58 x 45 cm Signed, middle right: SK.K MYR 4,000 - 6,000 USD 1,290 - 1,935 Born in 1947, Penang.He obtained a scholarship to study at the South German Plastic Institute in 1972. Siew Kek grew up in a family of artists, his father, the renowned master batik artist Chuah Thean Teng, introduced Siew Kek to the art of batik painting. Siew Kek became fascinated with the medium of batik as an art form and subsequently created many acclaimed batik paintings. Choy Siew Kek is acknowledged to be one of Malaysiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prominent artists; his batik paintings consistently express his instinctive and perceptive way of viewing colour and light.

163 Raphael Scott Ahbeng (b. Bau, 1939) Earthtly, 2013 Acrylic on Canvas: 90 x 60.5 cm Signed , dated and titled: RSA â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;13 Earthily MYR 6,000 - 11,000 USD 1,935 - 3,548 134

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164 Jalaini Abu Hassan (b. Selangor, 1963) Takhta Puteri Bunian, 2013 Mixed media on paper: 84 x 59 cm MYR 13,000 - 19,000 USD 4,194 - 6,129

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165 MAHYUDDIN S. (Bukittinggi, Sumatra 1924 - 1993) Pantai Indah Sumbar, 1970 Oil on canvas: 75 x 140 cm Signed, lower left: Mahyuddin S70 MYR 7,000 - 10,000 USD 2,258 - 3,226

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166 TEGUH OSTENRIK (b. Jakarta, 1950) Penyerahan, 2004 Oil on canvas: 120 x 160 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Ost, 2004 MYR 4,000 - 6,000 USD 1,290 - 1,935

After graduated in 1980 from the Fine Arts Department of Hochschule der Kuenste, West Berlin or Germany, he stayed in New York/USA, Amsterdam/The Netherlands and Cologne/Germany. In 1988, Teguh as an established painter and sculptor came back to Indonesia. He has had more than one hundred solo and group exhibitions in USA, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung,Yogyakarta, Solo, Surabaya, Bali). His art works are collected by a lot of national and international institutions and corporations. Awards received include Top Ten Philip Morris Art Award in 1997. He was one of the Juries in 2005 and 2007 China ASEAN Youth Art Competition in Nanning/China. In 2006 he was invited as a guest lecturer in Beijing Central Academy of Art. In 2007 he stayed in Penang or Malaysia as an Artist in Residence, a Program of ABN-AMRO and Wawasan Open University.

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167 Ahmad Shukri Mohamed (b. Kelantan, 1969) Butterfly Series, 2011 Mixed Media on Canvas: 90 x 90 cm Signed, lower right: Ahmad Shukri, 2011 MYR 12,000 - 20,000 USD 3,871 - 6,452

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Born in 1969, Kelantan. Ahmad Shukri Mohamed is one of the founding members of the House of Matahati. He was a graduate of University Tecknologi MARA in 1991. He was the recipient of many art awards including the First Prize in the Malaysian Art Open at Galeri Petronas (1994), the Minor Award in the Young Contemporary Artists exhibition at the National Art Gallery (1991) and the national-level Philip Morris Asean Art Awards (1999). He has also participated in exhibitions including the Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates (2003), the Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh (2001) and the Asean Art Show at Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan (1994). Since 1998, Ahmad Shukri had numerous solo exhibitions including the recent ones: Tapir Crossing (2007) and Golden Gate (2012).

168 Teh Siew Joo, 郑少如 (b. Kedah, 1962) Orchids, Undated Watercolour on paper: 71 x 53 cm Signed, lower right: Teh Siew Joo MYR 3,500 - 5,000 USD 1,129 - 1,613 Born in 1930, Penang. Siew Joo received his art training from the Beijing Central School of Fine Art in 1954. After graduation he worked as a cartoon animator at the Shanghai Art and Film Production Studio which he has gained recognition in his creations. He returned to Malaysia in 1967 and taken up role as an interior designer. In the mid-1980s, he started to developed interest on painting but solely on flowers. He painted flowers with utmost detailed and lively colour illustrations with a wide range of impressive possibilities. Changes have been observed since late 1980s, Siew Joo’s flowers are now being drawn against plain backdrops, cast in shadows and looking weather-beaten. These changes may be the reflection of Siew Joo’s sadness and torment due to the loss of his son and paintings have become the channel for him to express.

169 Bayu Utomo Radjikan (b. Sabah, 1969) Scent of Ubud I, 2013 Mixed Media on Canvas: 94 x 70 cm Signed and dated lower left: Bayu Utomo Radjikin, 2013 MYR 8,000 - 12,000 USD 2,581 - 3,871 Born in 1969, Sabah. Bayu Utomo graduated from the Mara Institute of Techonology with a BA (Sculpture Major) in Fine Art in 1991. Over the years, he has held several solo exhibitions since 1996 and his most recent one was 2012’s Floated held in Kendra Gallery. He is one of the founders of House of MATAHATI (HOM), of which Bayu has joined more than 20 exhibitions with the group. His works are collected by many prominent institutions such as National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur, National Art Museum Singapore and Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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170 HASIM (Jakarta, 1921-1982) Temple Gate Oil on canvas : 75 x 150 cm Signed, lower left: Hasim MYR 8,000 - 12 ,000 USD 2,581 - 3,871

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Born in Jakarta, 1921. He lived and worked in Jakarta. He is famous of producing portrait figures of woman and landscape. His works have been in the collection of many art collectors.

171 IRSAM (b. Klaten, 1942) Gadis, 1992 Oil on canvas: 100 x 100 cm Signed and dated, lower middle: Irsam, 1992 Literature: Mikke Susanto, IRSAM Jejak - Jejak Dekoratif Published by PT Dwi Samapersada, 2013, pg. 99 MYR 9,000 - 15,000 USD 2,903 - 4,839

Decorative style is a style that allows wide range of expression. It almost has no rule. It is possible to paint a human body without minding the real proportion or the anatomy. One could also create a non figurative item without specification. It is also possible to put aside perspective and spatial volume. The only thing demanded is that the painter should explore and improvise lines and formation of strong colors. In principle, the style of decorative art is an effort to present patterns of lines, colors and textures that can express ideas with high ornamental element. Its basic principle of work is repetition of lines, dots, colors or basic shapes till they formed a (sometimes) rhythmic and consistent pattern.

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172 KUSMANTO (b. Demak, 1978) Dunia Fana, 2002 Acrylic on paper: 40 x 50 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Kusmanto, 2002 MYR 1,000 - 1,500 USD 323 - 484

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Born in Demak, March 28, 1978. He graduated from Senior High School of Art in Yogyakarta. He took his formal study at the Indonesian Art Institute Yogyakarta. He has received several awards such as Gold Medal from UNESCO â&#x20AC;&#x153;MAN AND ENVIRONMENTâ&#x20AC;?, International High School Students Art Exhibition, the best sketch ISI Yogyakarta and many others. He also had participated in many group exhibitions in several cities in Indonesia

173 HASAN DJAAFAR (Koto Gadang, West Sumatra, 1919 - 1995) Ngarai Sihanok Oil on canvas: 49 x 70 cm Signed, lower right: Hasan Djaafar MYR 3,500 - 5,000 USD 1,129 - 1,613

Born in Koto Gadang, West Sumatra, 1919. He once taught by the famous landscape painter, Wakidi. He visited Europe in 1948 which after influenced his works to be impressionist and expressionist. In 1956, he held his first exhibition in Indonesia then continued to participate in tour exhibitions, among others are Singapore, Australia, Brazil, Japan, and several European countries. He died in 1995.

174 WIDAYAT (Kutoarjo, 1919 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jakarta, 2002) Abstraksi 03, 2001 Oil on canvas: 50 x 40 cm Signed and dated, lower right: H. Widayat 2001 This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the museum MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613 Born in Kutoarjo, Central Java, 1919. He studied at the Indonesian Fine Art Academy (ASRI), Yogyakarta and Ceramics and Landscape, Nagoya, Japan (1960). He received BKPM award (1953), a cultural award from the Indonesian Government (1972), the Best Biennial Painting, Yogyakarta (1986) and the ASEAN Award, Brunei Darussalam (1993). His works have been shown throughout Indonesia and abroad. He performed his solo exhibitions in Yogyakarta (1983), Jakarta (1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2000 and participated in joint exhibition in Japan, Netherlands and United States for KIAS (1990 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1991).

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175 IRSAM (b. Klaten, 1942) Untitled, 2002 Mixed media on board: 50 x 61 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Irsam, 2002 Literature: Mikke Susanto, IRSAM Jejak - Jejak Dekoratif Published by PT Dwi Samapersada, 2013, pg. 125 MYR 3,500 - 5,000 USD 1,129 - 1,613

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Irsam was born in Ketandan, Klaten Central Java in June 24th, 1942. Since childhood he had dreamed to be a painter because he did not want to be like his father, a farming labor. He took his study at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academy (ASRI) Yogyakarta (1959 - 1965) and become a lecturer at that school (1965 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1967). His works have specific style. His great fondness in Wayang has given a large contribution in his artworks. He was famous of artist with decorative style with rich colors, patterns of dots and lines and textures. He rarely left an empty space in his paintings.

176 JEIHAN SUKMANTORO (b. Solo, 1938) Wajah, 2000 Oil on canvas : 45 x 45 cm Signed and dated, upper right: Jeihan, 2K Signed, titled and dated on the reverse This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist Literature: Maman Noor, Jeihan Jeihan Jeihan, Published by Yayasan Pengembangan Rupa Seni Indonesia, illustrated in page 14 MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258

Born in Solo, 1938. He studied at the Himpunan Budaya Surakarta (HBS – Surakarta Cultural Society) (1953 – 1955) and at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) (1960 – 1966). In 1978, He established Studio Seni Rupa Bandung (Bandung Fine Arts Studio) together with Dr. Sudjoko. He has participated in several exhibitions. He held his solo exhibitions at Bandung (1998), Galerie Darga & Lansberg, Paris France (1999), Darga Gallery, Bali (2000), the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel, Jakarta and Nadi Gallery, Jakarta (2002). He combines Eastern mysticism with Western analytical sense that made his portraits paintings are very distinctive and well known.

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177 HASIM (Jakarta, 1921 - 1982) Gadis Bali, 1968 Oil on canvas: 60 x 45 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Hasim â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;68 MYR 4,500 - 7,000 USD 1,452 - 2,258 146

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178 IRSAM (b. Klaten, 1942) Dua Wanita, 2002 Oil on canvas: 60 x 65 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Irsam, 2002 MYR 3,500 - 5,000 USD 1,129 - 1,613

Regarding his themes, he preferred things very close to him. His life went through many changes (in space) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from a village to metropolitan city of Jakarta. This brought him experience and inspiration. His themes were taken from what he had witnessed, listened and felt. His different (life) experiences became his themes. He varied his themes of paintings into; 1) Daily activities, 2) Mythology and 3) Mask. The present lot was one of his daily activities themes. This theme is expressed in paintings with simple compositions. They often depict subjects of humanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities without showing their time and space. Here, he tries to show the intimacy of human relationships. His paintings are so attractive as they are done with decorative style full of ornamental patterns.

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179 LIE TJOEN TJAY (b. Jakarta, 1931) A Couple of Peacock (Sepasang Merak), 1997 Oil on canvas: 120 x 60 cm Signed and dated, lower right: L. Tjoe Tjay â&#x20AC;&#x2122;97 MYR 10,000 - 15,000 USD 3,226 - 4,839 Born in Jakarta, November 16, 1931. Since he was a child he has like painting. He has held solo and group exhibition more than 100 times among others Himpunan Pelukis Indonesia in Candra Naya Jakarta, Lembaga Seniman Yin Hua in Des Indes Hotel Jakarta, Balai Budaya, Chase Manhattan Bank, PPIA Jakarta, Erasmus Huis Jakarta, Pusat Kebudayaan Perancis in Jakarta and Surabaya, Pusat Kebudayaan Jepang Jakarta, Asian Watercolor IX in Malaysia, Pameran Sanggar Kamboja in Hotel Radisson Jakarta, and many others. 148

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180 OTTO DJAYA (Rangkas Bitung, West java, 1916 - 2002) Lomba Tarik Tambang, 1997 Oil on canvas: 95 x 145 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Otto Djaya, 1997 MYR 4,000 - 6,000 USD 1,290 - 1,935

181 CHENG SHUI (b. Bogor, West Java, 1981) Enam Kelinci Oil on board: 80 x 121 cm Signed, upper left: Ong Cheng Shui MYR 5,000 - 7,000 USD 1,613 - 2,258 Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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182 OTTO DJAYA (Rangkas Bitung, West java, 1916 - 2002) Women with Offering, 1991 Oil on canvas: 70 x 50 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Otto Djaya, 1991 MYR 2,000 - 3,000 USD 645 - 968 150

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183 RUSLI (Medan, 1912 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jakarta 2005) A Black Cat, 1966 Oil on canvas: 90 x 137 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Rusli, 1966

Rusli was born in Medan, North Sumatra, 1912. He studied at the Kala Bhawana Santiniketan University of Rabindranath Tagore, India from 1932 to 1938, and he taught in 1951 at Akademi Seni Rupa Indonesia (ASRI) in Yogyakarta. He joined Seniman Muda Indonesia (Indonesian Young Artists) and helped established the Seni Rupa Masyarakat (Art for People Association). In 1955 he performed his solo exhibition at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. His works were exhibited at the Biennale exhibition II in Sao Paolo, Brazil (1953) and held solo exhibition at Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome, Italy (1954 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1956). He passed away in Jakarta on 11 May 2005.

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184 LEE MAN FONG (China 1913 – Singapore 1988) Gold Fish, 1957 Oil on board: 102 x 50 cm Signed and stamped in chinese character, upper left: 曼峯 MYR 160,000 - 220,000 USD 51,613 - 70,968

Lee Man Fong Lee Man Fong was one of a rare artist who received honor by critics and collectors across Asia. As an Oriental artist, Lee man Fong has renewed and transformed Western oil painting by imbuing it with the essence of Chinese ink painting, achieving a mutual identity between subject and object, at the same time vastly opening the restrictions on traditional Chinese painting. In short, he created a unique “Man-fong style”. Lee Man Fong is famous painter who captures gold fishes in magnificent way. Some gold fishes are swimming freely in the space of an aquarium, still with his essential element by using the light, reflecting the sun’s radiance, Lee success to bring all the goldfishes as a depiction of calmness. In Lee Man Fong paintings, light is of prime importance and the subjects are consistently bathed in a luminous glow as presented in this lot. The background, unlike the flat, void spaces of Chinese paintings, is likewise illuminated by an almost mysterious glow of white sunlight. Therefore the subjects, reflecting the sun’s radiance, seem also to be lit from the back, creating the effect of “glowing silhouettes”. As an Oriental artist, Lee Man Fong has renewed and transformed Western oil painting by imbuing it with the essence of Chinese ink painting, achieving a mutual identity between subject and object, at the same time vastly opening the restrictions on traditional Chinese painting. In short, he created a unique “Man-Fong style”. Lee Man Fong was a famous painter who captures gold fishes in magnificent way. He was success to bring all the goldfishes illuminated by an almost mysterious glow of white sun radiance. The fishes swim freely in the aquarium filed with reefs and weeds that express harmonious life of the habitat. As to the Chinese philosophy, Gold fish is believed that the fish can bring rich and prosperity. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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185 CHEN WEN HSI, 陈文希 (China 1906 – Singapore 1992) Bird Chinese ink on rice paper: 38 x 50 cm Signed in chinese character, upper left: 文希 MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065

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186 CHEN WEN HSI, 陈文希 (China 1906 – Singapore 1992) Two Gibbons Chinese ink on rice paper: 90 x 60 cm stamped with the artist seal, upper left and lower left: 文希 MYR 48,000 - 60,000 USD 15,484 - 19,355

Born in 1906, Guangdong (China). Wen Hsi was an artist, an academician and a gallerist. He studied art at the Shanghai College of Art in 1928. Wen Hsi settled down in Singapore at 1948 and became an art teacher at The Chinese High School and taught there from 1949 to 1968, concurrently teaching art at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts from 1951 to 1959. As a passionate art educator he had greatly influenced many of Singapore’s early Chinese artists. Wen Hsi was a great observant of nature. Almost everything can be the master’s inspiration to create exciting work namely, landscapes, human figures and animals. Chen's great interest in observing his surroundings were found in depicting the nature and animal objects. He produced landscapes, figures, birds and animals, still life studies and abstract compositions. Chen was especially adept at drawing egrets and monkeys. Among all the animal paintings by him, Chen's gibbon paintings stand out, as they were noted by Chen's attention to detail and sensitive rendering of the beautiful creatures. His first inspiration from painting gibbons came from a reproduction of a gibbon painting that formed the right triptych of the famous painting, White Robed Guanyin, Crane and Gibbon by the 13th century Southern Song Dynasty Chinese artist Mu Xi. Awed by its lifelike quality, he was convinced with Mu Xi's great skill in close observation of the gibbons. So day and night, Chen studied Mu Xi's print and emulated the painting. Chen had never seen a gibbon when he was in China, and as a result he did not realize that gibbons, unlike monkeys, had no tails. It was only much later in the late-1940s, that a foreigner pointed out his error in his painting, and corrected him. Later on he continued to study the creature's postures and its characteristics, by rearing it in his home garden. Chen Wen Hsi Chinese color on paper illustrates a dimension of great complexity and freshness of Chen’s ink and brush. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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187 Huang Yao, 黄尧 (Shanghai, 1914 - 1987) Inspiration, Undated Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 44 x 74 cm Signed and sealed, left edge: 黄尧 MYR 15,000 - 20,000 USD 4,839 - 6,452

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Born in 1917, Shanghai (China). Huang Yao was born in a literati family. Starting at a young age,Yao learned calligraphy from his father. Yao also known for his creation of the Niu Bizi (牛鼻子) – a comic character was a star in the 1930s when cartoon characters were a part of the contemporary art movement. He left china in the 1947 and travelled around South East Asia. Being knowledgeable in Chinese literature, folklore, calligraphy and paintings, Yao applied his knowledge into his artistic practices. He produces calligraphy painting that include different forms of Chinese character and idioms which eventually transform them into abstract forms. Huang Tao also developed new form of writing style known as chuyun sun (reverse writing) where the calligraphy is written in a reverse order. By doing this the writing would appear facing the audience instead of the artist. To share his passion in Chinese art, a retrospective of Huang Yao’s exhibition ‘The Remarkable Guest of Malaya’ is held in Malaysia’s National Visual Arts Gallery (NVAG) with the collaboration of Huang Yao Foundation (2013). The exhibition highlights the artist’s contribution and his ability to sow the seeds of a common happiness through art.

188 Prof. Zhong ZhengChuan 钟正川教授 (b. Malacca, 1945) Deep thought, 2010 Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 68.5 x 147.5 cm Signed and dated, left edge: 正川庚寅

出生于1945年，马来西亚。擅长于水墨画，尤其以花鸟画见长。钟正川的画风豪放淋漓但却有着别有一番的细腻与精致。始于他笔下的的景物色都洋溢着自然造化并呈现生气勃勃的一面。钟正川除了从事绘画创作，他也在艺术教育方面献出了毕生的精力；为艺术界培育了多名后进，可谓桃李满天下。 Born in Malacca, in 1941. Chung Zheng Chuan excels in Chinese ink painting especially in illustrating flowers and birds. He is a talented poetic painter which one can observe in his brush strokes – bold yet elegant, soft yet strong – a good example of yin and yang. Even being a full-time artist, Zheng Chuan generously devoted his time in educating the young and upcoming artists. He held several solo and group exhibitions both locally and internationally, including the National Painting Academy of China in Beijing. His works are collected by corporate bodies, private galleries and private collectors.

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189 Liang Zhen Kang, 梁振康,竺摩题字 (b. Singapore,1951) Flowers Galore Coloured ink on paper: 68 x 139 cm Signed, top right corner: 梁振康，竺摩题字 MYR 5,000 - 10,000 USD 1,613 - 3,226

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Liang Zhenkang or Leong Chun Hong born in 1951, Guangdong. Leong started learning the art of Chinese Calligraphy and basic Chinese Painting from Master Tan Kheng Chew. In 1966, he enrolled to Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology to pursue his study in Masters of Fine Arts. After completing his study in Australia he studied Western art in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1974 (Singapore) and successfully achieve his degree in 1979 in Trent Nottingham University (the U.K). Zhenkang contributed largely towards the Chinese art education in Singapore, as a professional artist, art practitioner and art educator. He is the founder of Singapore Miao Hua Chinese Art Society in 1995 and also the President of the Federation of Art Societies Singapore. Zhenkang was presented with several awards notably, the Highly Distinguished Artist Award Medal by the World Artists Association in Hong Kong (2004) , the merit award in the Asia Invitation Art Exhibition in Seoul (2003) organised by the Korea Culture Art Research Institute and Dr Tan Tsze Chor Chinese Painting Distinction Award organised by the Singapore Art Society.

190 Huang Yao, 黄尧 (Shanghai, 1914 - 1987) Finding enlightenment, 寻禅, 1993 Coloured ink on Chinese rice paper: 66 x 67 cm Signed, dated and sealed on the right: 黄尧乙丑 MYR 14,000 - 20,000 USD 4,516 - 6,452

Born in 1917, Shanghai (China). Huang Yao was born in a literati family. Starting at a young age,Yao learned calligraphy from his father.Yao also known for his creation of the Niu Bizi ( 牛鼻子) – a comic character was a star in the 1930s when cartoon characters were a part of the contemporary art movement. He left china in the 1947 and travelled around South East Asia. Being knowledgeable in Chinese literature, folklore, calligraphy and paintings, Yao applied his knowledge into his artistic practices. He produces calligraphy painting that include different forms of Chinese character and idioms which eventually transform them into abstract forms. Huang Tao also developed new form of writing style known as chuyun sun (reverse writing) where the calligraphy is written in a reverse order. By doing this the writing would appear facing the audience instead of the artist. To share his passion in Chinese art, a retrospective of Huang Yao’s exhibition ‘The Remarkable Guest of Malaya’ is held in Malaysia’s National Visual Arts Gallery (NVAG) with the collaboration of Huang Yao Foundation (2013). The exhibition highlights the artist’s contribution and his ability to sow the seeds of a common happiness through art.

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191 DEDE ERI SUPRIA (b. Jakarta, 1956) Balinese Dancer, 2012 Oil on canvas: 130 x 120 cm Signed and dated, lower left: Dede Eri Supria, 2012 Signed and dated on the reverse This lot is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the artist MYR 18,000 - 25,000 USD 5,806 - 8,065

Dede Eri Supria Being fascinated by photographic realism, Dede Eri Supria has developed his paintings through collection of photographs. He found his idioms through observing photos. However he never copies the photographs either. His paintings show that he tends to go beyond photography, in the sense that the sceneries he creates in his canvases are impossible for photography to emulate. In playing with this imagination of the unreal-reality or engineered visual reality, he employs painstakingly realistic technique in the details of his works. His style and theme becomes a pioneer of Gerakan Seni Rupa Indonesia in the late 70’s. He had received several awards, such as: General Award for The Arts from The Society for American Indonesia Friendship Inc. (1978), The International Visitor’s Program from USIS, USA (1981), Anugerah Adam Malik (1986), and Affandi Award (1993). Since the last two decades, Dede Eri Supria has developed fascinating paintings that amaze the Indonesian art aficionados. His works are rich in colors, forms, and lines which formed in careful fashion producing a pleasant and enjoyable picture. The picture sometimes drives the viewers to personally feel the situation as illustrated in canvas. Balinese dancer is one of Dede’s favorite objects that often times reveal in most of his painting with different style and nuances.

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192 ROEDYAT MARTADIREDJA (Bandung, 1932 – 2002) Figure, 1967 Oil on canvas: 65 x 50 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Roedyat ‘67 MYR 5,500 - 7,000 USD 1,774 - 2,258 Born in Bandung, 1932. He first painting in 1948 and studied at the Bandung Institute of Technology. He performed his solo exhibition in Jakarta (1978) and was included in the East-West Center’s Art of Bali exhibition in Honolulu, Hawaii (1988). His works are unique, rich and colorful that creates a strong rhythm. His works are in private collections of European and the United States.

193 Loo Hooi Nam (b. Penang, 1965) Cameron Tea Plantation, 2010 Oil on canvas: 92 x 123 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Hooi Nam ‘10 Documented in Rhythms & Resonances: 27 years of the Art of Loo Hooi Nam, Lembaga Muzium & Balai Seni lukis Pualau Pinang. MYR 8,000 - 14,000 USD 2,581 - 4,516

Born in 1965, Kedah. Hooi Nam is veteran artist for his thick impasto painting technique.His sensibility towards light and colours and his technique enable him to highlight the liveliness of the local scenery. The colours and shadows have added a dramatic feel. He has actively participated in several group exhibitions locally and internationally. Hooi Nam has held nine solo exhibitions since 2000. Currently, he is an active member of Penang Art Society, Penang Watercolour Society and Central Kedah Art Society. 162

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194 KABOEL SUADI (Cirebon, 1935- 2010) Dialog Penari Topeng, 2003 Oil on canvas: 145 x 145 cm Signed and dated, lower right: Kaboel S 03 MYR 8,500 - 12,000 USD 2,742 - 3,871

Kaboel Suadi was born in Cirebon, West Java, on 7 November 1935. He Graduated in 1964 from the faculty of Fine Art at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB, Bandung Institute of Technology) in Bandung, West Java. Kaboel received a scholarship to study from 1968-1969 at the Hochschule Fur Bildende Kunst (University For Art Education) located in Berlin, Wst Germany. The artist also held a sol exhibition while living there and over the years has participated in many group shows else where. He now lives and work in Bandung, Where he also is a lecturer in Graphic at ITB. Masterpiece Fine Art Auction

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195 Wong Kean Choon, 黄健俊 (b. Perak, 1942) Cowboy of Borneo, 1995 Water-colour on paper: 56 x 76 cm Signed, lower left: Kean Choon ‘95 Documented in Watercolour Paintings by Wong Kean Choon, pg. 40 MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613

Born in 1943, Perak. Kean Choon graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) in 1965. He is currently a lecturer at the Perak Institute of Art, the president of Perak Art Society. Kean Choon also a member of the Contemporary Malaysian Watercolourist Association and a member of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore Old Boy Association. Kean Choon has several solo exhibitions since the year 1995 and has participated in various group exhibitions within the East- Asian countries.

196 Phang Chew, 彭钊 (b. Perak, 1945) Flowers Galore Water-colour on paper: 57 x 77.5 cm Signed and dated lower right: Phang MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613

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197 Prof. Cheng haw-chien, 郑浩千 (b. Penang, 1948) Bamboo Tree Ink on chinese rice paper: 68 x 34 cm Signed, left edge: 浩千 MYR 3,000 - 5,000 USD 968 - 1,613

198 Dr. chung chensun 钟正山博士 (b. Malacca, 1935) Lotus Pond, 荷塘秋色 Ink on chinese rice paper: 68.5 x 119 cm Signed and sealed, upper right: 正山 MYR 10,000 - 18,000 USD 3,226 - 5,806

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Index of Artists

A.B Ibrahim A.J Rahman Adrien Charles Le Mayeur Ahmad Khalid Yusoff Ahmad Shukri Mohamed Ahmad Zakii Anwar Ambara Baratawidjaja Amron Omar Anang Asmara Anang Yugo Suseno Arie Smit Awang Damit Basoeki Abdullah Bayu Utomo Radjikan Bo Yuan Carel Lodewijk Dake, Jr Cheah Thiensoong, Dr. Chen Wen Hsi Cheng Haw- Chien, Prof. Cheng Shui Chew Teng Beng, Dr. Chia Tick Chiam Choh Kiat Siong Choh Kok Kheong Chong Hon Fatt Choo Beng Teong Choy Siew Kek Chuah Seow Keng Chuah Siew Teng Chuah Thean Teng, Dato’ Chung Chensun, Dr. Dede Eri Supria Dullah Dzulkifli Buyong

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Erica Hestu Wahyuni Ernest Dezentje Faizin Fauzul Yusri Fong Kim Sing Foo Yong Kong, Dr. Fung Yow Chork Gan Gu Hasan Djaafar Hasim Heng Eow Lin Huang Yao Irsam Ismadi Sallehudin Ismail Latiff Iwan Srihartoko Jalaini Abu Hassan Jan van Weerden Jehan Chan Jeihan Sukmantoro Kaboel Suadi Karl-Friedrich Bendlin,Dato’ Keng Seng Choo Khalil Ibrahim Khaw Sia Khoo Sui Hoe Koempoel Sujatno Krijono Kuo Ju Ping Kusmanto Kustiman Manjaya Latif Maulan Lee Cheng Yong Lee Choon Kooi Lee Eng Beng Lee Long Looi Lee Man Fong

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Lee Weng Fatt Li Baoyi Liang Pei Long Liang Zhen Kang Lie Tjoen Tjay Liem Tjoe Ing Liu Chun-Cao Loo Hooi Nam Lucien Frits Ohl Lui Cheng Thak Ma Xiguang Mahyuddin S. Maria Tjui Mat Ali Mat Som Nyoman Gunarsa O.H Supono Ong Soo Keat Otto Djaya Phang Chew Probo R. Hadi Raphael Scott Ahbeng Ren Yu-Nong Riduan Ridwan Nur Roedyat Martadiredja Rudolf Bonnet Rusli Sabri Seah Kim Joo Sim Mow Yu, Dato’ Soetopo Sudjono Abdullah Suzlee Ibrahim Syed Thajudeen

140 57 37 189 179 118, 136 26 193 48 1, 43 36 144, 165 31 34 155, 159 143 150 17, 42, 49, 114, 180,182 196 154 119 71, 163 83 124 88 192 86 183 138 109 56 16 51, 135 15, 91, 92 108

Tan Chee Khuan, Dato’ Dr. Tan Choon Ghee Tan Kuan Aw Tan Peng Hooi Tan Thean Song Tatang Ganar Tay Hwee Chong Teguh Ostenrik Teguh Ostenrik Teh Siew Joo Tew Nai Tong Wen Yong Shen Widayat Wong Kean Choon Wong Ming Ming Wu YueLiu Xiao YaoTian Yao Tuo Yap Chin Hoe Yap Hong Ngee Yeo Eng Hin Yeoh Kean Thai Yeong Seak Ling Yong Mun Sen Yusof Ghani Yusof Majid Zheng Tian Bing Zhong ZhengChuan, Prof. Zhu Mo, Dato’ Zulkifli Yusoff

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