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 –

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

Bali Life by Le Mayeur is estimated up to RM 1.8 million

- 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

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 -

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*.  

Tuak Manis by Affandi, one of Indonesia's top artists, up to RM 700,000

Herons by Chen Wen Hsi, up to RM 260,000

Twilight by Cheong Soo Pieng, up to RM 315,000

Blares of the Opposite by Jigger Cruz, up to RM 23,000

L'ecole le Beaux Arts Indochine Screen, up to RM 235,000

Women in the Garden Preparing Offerings by Le Mayeur, up to RM 1.8 million

Yellow Autumn by Pham An Hai, up to RM 47,000

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