Hon-Chew Hee (1906-1993) Good Table 24 x 30 in. (Painted circa 1950s.)

Hon-Chew Hee (1906-1993) Good Table signed 'H.C. Hee' (lower right) oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. Painted circa 1950s. Footnotes: Provenance Private collection, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Exhibited Honolulu, Shelagh Scoville Gallery, Hawaiian Village Hotel, January - February 10, 1960. Literature 'High Level of Competence Shown in Exhibit of Chinese Paintings,' Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 26, 1960, p. 28. The present work is an ode to the French idea of La Bonne Table—a love for food and the art of dining—imagined for a seaside audience. The subject matter is a traditional Western art historical one, but instead of bread or cheese with a glass of wine, the painting depicts cooked crab, fish and shrimp—wild treasures from the sea that were historically caught and not cultivated. A 'good table' is also a bountiful table, representing a diversity of delicacies. Good Table is characteristic of Hee's work from the 1950s which reflects the Cubist influence of Fernand Léger and André Lhote with an earth-toned palette. The present work was the inspiration for a serigraph of the same title published in his 1973 compilation, 30 Serigraphs by Hon-Chew Hee. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing