Chuah Thean Teng Malaysian, 1914-2008
(Feeding the baby)
batik
85 cm x 88 cm
signed lower right
$25,000.00
Provenance
The collection of Harry & Masha Flicker, Melbourne
The subject of Mother and Children is a favoured theme and his depictions of this classic and universal motif are amongst his most important works. This example, of which a variation is held by the Batik Museum of Penang, features a traditional Chinese composition of a square outside and round inside with simple curved lines and the patterned background using Teng’s tie-dye technique, allowing the wax to crack and the dye to seep through to create the craquelure effect, against which the figures are set. The colour green is significant in Malay culture, as a symbol of peace and life.
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