Friday, March 15, 2013

SOTHEBY'S TO AUCTION MODERN SE-ASIAN PAINTNGS ON 6 APRIL IN HONG KONG

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SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG TO PRESENT
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY
SOUTHEAST ASIAN PAINTINGS SPRING SALE
ON 6 APRIL 2013

- Highlighting Fresh-to-the-Market Works By Celebrated Modern Artists
Including Lee Man Fong, Affandi, Adrien Jean Le Mayeur De Merprès –

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Lee Man Fong (1913 – 1988), Bali Life, Oil on Masonite Board, 81 x 181.5 cm, Est. HK$3.5 – 5.5 million / US$452,000 – 710,000/ RM 2.3 million. This is the star lot
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Bali Life by Le Mayeur is estimated up to RM 1.8 million

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- Featuring A Group Of Distinguished Abstract Works By
Filipino Artist Fernando Zobel, Including Hattecvm (1959) –up to RM 470,000
One of the Best Examples from His Important Saetas Series as shown above


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Eye Land by Ronald Ventura, estimated up to RM 360,000

-  Offering The Finest Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Led By
Ronald Ventura’s Eye Land and
I Nyoman Masriadi’s Early Work Mr. Capitalist -
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Mr Kapitalis by I. Nyoman Masriadi, up to RM 720,000


 Sotheby’s Hong Kong will present its Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Spring Sale 2013 on 6 April at Hall 5, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.  Leading the sale is an exceptional selection of Modern masterpieces with impeccable provenance, many of which come from distinguished private collections and are completely fresh to the market.  Highlights include rare Balinese-themed works by Indonesian painter Lee Man Fong, as well as Indo-European artists Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès and Willem Dooijewaard; a distinguished group of abstract paintings by Fernando Zobel; an important double-sided ten-panel lacquer screen from Vietnam with excellent provenance, among others.  On the contemporary front, an array of cutting-edge works by the most lauded contemporary artists of the region including Ronald Ventura, I Nyoman Masriadi, Ay Tjoe Christine, among others, will be on offer.  The auction will also highlight creations by young talents such as Jigger Cruz from the Philippines and Pham An Hai from Vietnam, all represent the embodiment of the passion and energy of the new generation of Southeast Asian artists.  Offering a total of 165 works, the sale is expected to fetch in excess of HK$42 million / US$5.3 million*.  

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Tuak Manis by Affandi, one of Indonesia's top artists, up to RM 700,000
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Herons by Chen Wen Hsi, up to RM 260,000
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Twilight by Cheong Soo Pieng, up to RM 315,000
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Blares of the Opposite by Jigger Cruz, up to RM 23,000
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L'ecole le Beaux Arts Indochine Screen, up to RM 235,000
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Women in the Garden Preparing Offerings by Le Mayeur, up to RM 1.8 million
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Yellow Autumn by Pham An Hai, up to RM 47,000
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Bali Life by Lee Man Fong, up to RM 2.2 million







Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales 2013
3-8 April
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre





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