LOT 77
ENG TAY
B. Kedah, 1947
Flute and Dance, 1974
Etching on paper (A/P)
19.5 x 22 cm
Private Collection, Canada
Signed and dated on lower right. Inscribed “A/P” and titled “Flute and Dance” on lower edge of paper
RM 1,000 – 2,000
Eng Tay was born in 1947 in Kedah, West Malaysia. In 1968, he moved to New York City and studied at the Arts Student League, School of Visual Arts and Pratt Graphics Center. Here he studied graphic design, painting and printmaking. He worked in the graphic arts field until 1978, when he undertook several painting trips through out South America and Indonesia. These trips formed a basis for the types of scenes and moments that became his subject matter.