Lot 39 | 18 August 2024

 

 

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.