Chua Mia Tee, Century Park Sheraton (Night Scene), 1980

Oil on canvas
49 x 49 cm (visible), 61 x 61 x 3 cm (framed)
Condition: Very good, with a spot of paint loss on the upper section of the work, and a light scratch mark of approximately 3 cm on the upper left section of the work. The work was previously restored in the late 2010s.

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Chua Mia Tee (Singaporean, b. 1931) is one of Singapore’s most distinguished realist painters, celebrated for his masterful draftsmanship and incisive portrayals of everyday life. Trained at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts under pioneer artists such as Lim Hak Tai and Cheong Soo Pieng, Chua developed a precise, observational style rooted in realism. Chua was awarded the Cultural Medallion in 2015, Singapore’s highest national honour for contributions to art and culture.

While best known for his formal oil portraits of national leaders and sweeping depictions of Singapore’s urban and social transformation, Chua produced incredible work on paper—ink drawings, sketches, and watercolours that offer a more intimate and immediate view of his artistic vision. These works often depict street life, heritage architecture, and rural scenes with remarkable clarity and tenderness.

(Photographed in October 2025)