LOT 39
CHOO KENG KWANG
B. Singapore, 1931 – 2019
Angkor Wat, 1967
Oil on canvas
76 x 102 cm
Private Collection, USA
Signed and dated on lower right
RM 15,000 – 25,000
Choo Keng Kwang, a first-generation Singaporean artist, was well-known for his oil paintings of landscape, animals and nature. A former school principal of Sin Hua School, Choo later headed the Art Education Department of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) until his retirement. Public-spirited and a generous philanthropist, he received awards for his contributions to education and art.