Edward Seago (1910-1974) , Sunchi-Wan, Hong Kong | Christie's

Sale 6127

20C British Art

London

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4 June 1999

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Lot 192

Edward Seago (1910-1974)

Sunchi-Wan, Hong Kong

Price realised

GBP 21,850

Estimate

GBP 12,000 - GBP 18,000

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Edward Seago (1910-1974)
Sunchi-Wan, Hong Kong
signed 'Edward Seago' (lower left)
oil on board
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1962
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Lot Essay

Seago made only one visit to Hong Kong in 1962. The junks, sampans and houseboats he saw there were his most popular subjects on the island.
(see J. Reid, Edward Seago The Landscape Art, London, 1991, p.229).
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