Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Doves
1989, oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm
Private collection
Series
Peace Doves
No subject returns more often in Tan Peng Hooi's work than the dove. Across at least nine numbered canvases he paints pairs and gatherings of doves by rocks, water and morning light. The Malay title is always simply Merpati; the English always carries the word peace. In the Chinese tradition he inherits, the dove is an auspicious subject, and in his hands it becomes a quiet argument: that peace is something ordinary life depends on and deserves.
31 works in this series
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in
Mr & Mrs Wong Wai Leng
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1990, oil on canvas, 21 x 19 in
Datuk Koh Pin Tin
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1990, oil on canvas, 61 x 76 cm
Private collection
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1990, oil on canvas, 61 x 76 cm
Mr Ewe Eng Kah
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1993, oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm
Private collection
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1994, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Mr & Mrs Lim Boo Chang
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1994, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Dr. Lim Huat Beng
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1995, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Bank Negara Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1995, oil on canvas, 75 x 59 cm
Penang State Art Gallery
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1997, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Mr & Mrs Loke Gim Tay
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
1998, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Private collection
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1998, oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in
Mr James Treasure
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1999, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in
Mr & Mrs Vivek Sharma
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1999, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Mr Koay Bin Yong
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1999, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1999, oil on canvas
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2001, oil on canvas, 22.5 x 32.5 in
Muzium & Galeri Tuanku Fauziah, USM
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2001, oil on canvas, 19 x 21 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2001, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
2002, oil on canvas, 61 x 76 cm
Mr Ewe Eng Kah
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
2002, oil on canvas, 61 x 76 cm
Private collection
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2003, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2003, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2003, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
2004, oil on canvas, 57 x 82 cm
Mr Ewe Eng Kah
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2005, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
2005, oil on canvas, 61 x 76 cm
Private collection
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves (Merpati)
2005, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in
Rural life, birds, flowers and auspicious nature
Peace Doves
1995, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in