Description:
Siew Hock Meng (b. 1942),Far Away, portrait of a woman in profile with boats in the background, pastel on paper, signed "Meng," and dated "1989" l.l., framed and glazed, sight size 19 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.
Provenance: The William C. Rives collection, purchased at Christie's Singapore, March 31, 1996, Lot 145, exhibited in Taiwan at the Apollo Gallery in Taipei, 1989, the G. Zen Art Gallery, Kaoshiung, 1990, and APT Point, Kaoshiung, 1995.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
mounted on board, some warping to board, surface scratches on yellow ground, no back to frame.
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Keywords
Taipei, Singapore, TaiwanSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
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