Ong Kim Seng (Singaporean, B.1945)Dubai Creek Signed and dated 'Kim Seng 82' (lower right)Watercolour on paper, painted in 198255cm x 36.5cmProvenance: 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-）1982年作水彩《迪拜港口风光》 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 mainly 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.