Oil on canvas.
25-1/2” x 31” framed.
This watercolor by Hon Chew Hee presents softly abstracted female nudes, rendered with fluid, atmospheric washes. The figures are seated and partially reclined, their forms emerging gently from a haze of muted greens, blues and warm flesh tones. Hee uses minimal lines and diffused color to suggest rather than define the bodies, giving the piece a dreamlike, almost ethereal quality.
28-1/12” x 20-1/4” framed.
Oil on wood panel. Portrait of the famous Hawaiian Princess Ruth Ke’elikōlani (1826-1883). Seated on a chair, dressed in a gown with high bouffant.
Condition: Some fading of color.
47-3/4” x 47-3/4” unframed.
50” x 50” framed.
Koa carved plaque resembling mango fruit and leaves.
This watercolor by Hon Chew Hee captures a quietly atmospheric coastal scene, rendered with fluid sensitivity and cross-cultural influence that define his work. As a painter trained in both Western techniques and traditional Chinese brush painting, See often blended softness, gesture and mood rather than strict realism.
19-1/2” X 25-1/4” framed.