Lot 78 | 6 September 2020

 

 

LOT 78

LEE WENG FATT

B. Kuala Lumpur, 1967

Hotel Pyramid Tower & Resort Suites, 2005

Signed “Weng Fatt 05” on lower left

Watercolour on paper

73 x 55 cm

Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur

RM 2,500 – RM 5,000

Lee Weng Fatt’s work lies mainly in ‘preserving’ heritage buildings by capturing their timeless beauty and allure through his canvas, as seen in ‘Hotel Pyramid Tower & Resort Suites, 2005.’ What enthrals Lee are the old buildings of his birthplace, the urban landscape of Kuala Lumpur. For him, returning time and time again to these old edifices is akin to journeying back to his roots. The artist immortalises them through oil on canvas and watercolour paintings.