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TPH Tan Peng Hooi painter of Penang

Subject

Penang and harbour life

Penang is not merely Tan Peng Hooi's birthplace. It is the emotional ground of his art. Harbours, piers, temple courtyards, markets and riverbanks appear through warm light and settled composition, a lived island rather than a postcard one.

19 works

Oil painting titled Ah Quee Street by Tan Peng Hooi, 2009.
Penang and harbour life

Ah Quee Street

2009, oil on canvas, 46 x 51 cm

Private collection

Oil painting of the Ayer Itam temple in Penang.
Penang and harbour life

Ayer Itam Temple

oil on canvas, 53 to 53.5 x 72 cm

Private collection (sold at auction)

Oil painting titled Malacca Riverbank by Tan Peng Hooi, 1978.
Penang and harbour life

Malacca Riverbank

1978, oil on canvas, 49 x 66 cm

Penang State Art Gallery

Oil painting titled Penang Harbour by Tan Peng Hooi, 1986.
Penang and harbour life

Penang Harbour

1986, oil on canvas, 57 x 85 cm

Mr Sim Teong Khang

Oil painting titled Penang Harbour by Tan Peng Hooi, 1996.
Penang and harbour life

Penang Harbour

1996, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in

E. L. Lim, England

Oil painting titled Penang Scene by Tan Peng Hooi, 1970.
Penang and harbour life

Penang Scene

1970, oil on canvas, 91 x 147 cm

Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

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