Frame size: H72.3 x W57 x D1.5 cm
Malaysian-born Chia Yu Chian (1936-1990) was the first Southeast Asian recipient of a scholarship from the French government to study in Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris (1959-1962). An active participant in the local and regional art scene in the 1950s and 1960s, Chia had exhibited extensively, regionally and internationally in France (1959) and Germany (1960), with his first solo exhibition in Malaysia (1956).From the set-up and objects in the room, ‘Untitled (A Lady in Orange Dress)’ likely depicts a model posing for a life drawing session. With clearly delineated forms and flat colours, save for the visible brushwork in the green background, the work gives equal emphasis to everything in the studio, be they in the foreground or background.
