Description TEW NAI TONG
b. Kuala Lumpur, 1936 – d. 2013
NUDE
Signed ‘NAI TONG’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
37 cm x 37 cm
Tew Nai Tong was an artist for life. He was a graduate of Singapore’s Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts since 1958, and studied at the école Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (National School of Fine Arts in Paris) during 1967-1968. He was widely regarded as an important figure of the Nanyang painting style in Malaysia, as well as one of the few Malaysian artists who had transformed the landscape of the Malaysian art arena.
Dimensions 37 cm x 37 cm
Artist or Maker TEW NAI TONG
Medium Oil on canvas
Condition Report This work is in good overall condition as viewed. Could benefit from light professional cleaning. Framed.
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