mixed media on paper, framed, signed 'Bak Koi' lower-middle right (Dimensions: 59.5cm x 59.5cm) (Qty: 1) (59.5cm x 59.5cm) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, by repute acquired from Singapore in the early 1980s Footnote: Note: A second-generation Singaporean artist, Tay Bak Koi is well known for paintings with Southeast Asian themes, this includes the portrayals of fishing villages, kampong scenes and buffalo. Over and beyond the quintessential realistic depiction of Southeast Asian lives, his distinctive style combined a mixture of realism and fantasy to create truly unique works of art. Predominantly using oil paint, watercolour was another favoured medium for Tay. In the example presented here, Tay employs watercolour as the base, oil, gouache or other mediums to detail the landscape, achieving a sense of tranquillity and modernity.