Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Boy on the streetSigned and dated 'Kim Seng 79' (lower right)Watercolour on paper, painted in 197953cm x 35cmProvenance: From the Private Collection of John A. Wylie Dip Arch. Oxon. A.R.I.B.A (1929-2009) and by family descent 王金成（1945-）1979年作水彩《街头人物》 拍品来源：英国著名建筑师John A. Wylie 私人收藏，后为家族继承

In the late '70s John Wylie was recruited by the Singaporean Government to be Chief Architect on the Mass Rapid Transport system. It was here that John first started collecting the paintings of Ong Kim Seng some of which are offered in this sale. John visited the exhibition 'Artist On Top of The World' in Gallery Asia in Victoria Street, Singapore in 1979. Kim Seng had just returned from painting in the Himalayas and John purchased two paintings in August in 1979 and asked to meet the artist. John and Ong had an immediate connection and stayed friends until John died thirty years later.