Lot 69 | 19 January 2025

 

 

LOT 69

YONG MUN SEN

B. Sarawak, 1896 – 1962

Penang Malay Kampong, 1954

Watercolour on paper

27 x 37 cm

Private Collection, Canada

Signed and dated “Mun Sen 54” on lower right

RM 5,000 – 7,000

The late Yong Mun Sen, born on Jan 10, 1896 was one of Malaysia’s pioneer artists. The country’s art scene wouldn’t be what it is today if it wasn’t for his contributions. One day, Mun Sen witnessed a Japanese artist painting using watercolours and thenceforth, he became enamoured with that medium. In 1914, Mun Sen went back to China and painted majestic pictures of lions and tigers which were much loved by the warlords of the time. After the passing of his wife in 1941, he did frolic into oil and Chinese traditional brush painting with success, eventually he steered back to the watercolour medium, in which he excelled. One can observe that his works assimilated the Chinese artistic spirit.