This work demonstrates Wee’s versatility in working across a number of art media and styles. The Great Sphinx of Giza is depicted in a cubist idiom. Three figures represented in the foreground accentuate the scale of the Sphinx. Using muted tones of brown, the work captures the distinct environment of the world-famous sight. This work of oil on canvas is part of Singapore Art Museum Collection. Physical dimensions of original: 980 x 480 mm.
This digital copy © National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work © Wee Beng Chong, 1964.
