Hon-Chew Hee
Hawaiian Musicians
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles (Online Auction)
The Art of Hawaiʻi, Lot 106
28. Jul - 7. Aug 2024
The Art of Hawaiʻi, Lot 106
28. Jul - 7. Aug 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Hon-Chew Hee (1906-1993)
Hawaiian Musicians
signed 'HON-CHEW-HEE' (lower right), inscribed, titled and dated 'ALA MOANA HOTEL PROJECT ARTIST HON CHEW HEE / ... PANEL CREATED BY ART CONSULTANTS HAWAII MAY 1970' (on the turnover edges) and dedicated 'PRESENTED TO CHARLES HEEN INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE ALA MOANA HOTEL FOR HIS VISION AND FAITH IN SUPPORTING OUR TRAIL-BLAZING PATHS INTO NEW TERRITORIES- MAHALO NUI AND ALOHA FROM THE ARTIST AND THE ART PROJECT DIRECTOR' (on the reverse)
acrylic on Samoan tapa
36 1/8 x 48 in. (91.8 x 121.9 cm)
Painted in 1970.
The artist. | Charles Lishman Ai-Wohi Heen (1929-2008), Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, gift from the above. | Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
Hawaiian Musicians
signed 'HON-CHEW-HEE' (lower right), inscribed, titled and dated 'ALA MOANA HOTEL PROJECT ARTIST HON CHEW HEE / ... PANEL CREATED BY ART CONSULTANTS HAWAII MAY 1970' (on the turnover edges) and dedicated 'PRESENTED TO CHARLES HEEN INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE ALA MOANA HOTEL FOR HIS VISION AND FAITH IN SUPPORTING OUR TRAIL-BLAZING PATHS INTO NEW TERRITORIES- MAHALO NUI AND ALOHA FROM THE ARTIST AND THE ART PROJECT DIRECTOR' (on the reverse)
acrylic on Samoan tapa
36 1/8 x 48 in. (91.8 x 121.9 cm)
Painted in 1970.
The artist. | Charles Lishman Ai-Wohi Heen (1929-2008), Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, gift from the above. | Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
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