The Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Evening sale features artworks by some of the region’s pioneering figures and sought-after contemporary voices. Following the record breaking results in July this year, the October auction includes spectacular silk pieces by Vietnamese masters Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu and a magnificent lacquer screen by Pham Hau. Other fresh-to-market highlights capture the spirit of local life in the artist’s signature styles, including Sudjana Kerton’s Indonesian Village Life, Cheong Soo Pieng’s Going to Market and Hendra Gunawan’s Duck Vendors.
Three works from the collection of a prominent collector lead the contemporary section of the sale, including a striking Handiwirman Saputra painting executed in 2012. Sotheby's is honoured to present three works by Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès from a single owner grouping, which represent a culmination of two decades of collecting and reveal the beauty of Bali and the artist’s riveting legacy in Southeast Asian art history. Please click here to view the full catalogue PDF.
現代及當代東南亞藝術晚拍雲集一眾東南亞藝術先鋒及炙手可熱的當代新秀。承接今年七月的破紀錄佳績，十月秋拍再接再厲，誠獻越南巨匠黎譜、梅忠恕的精緻絹畫，以及國寶級大師范光厚的漆畫屏風。同場欣呈初登拍場的獨特佳作，皆描繪藝術家身處之地的風土人情，例如蘇加那・克爾頓的《印尼鄉間生活》、鍾泗濱的《去市集》及亨德拉・古拿溫的《鴨販》。
晚拍中的當代部分由一位重要藏家的三件精品領銜，其中包括漢迪威曼・蘇普塔拉2012年的震撼人心之作。另有三幅勒邁耶絕色傑作，畫作展示峇里島的優美風光，是藝術家在東南亞藝術史上留下的絢麗足跡，凝聚了收藏家逾二十年的心血結晶。如欲參詳完整圖錄，請按連結。
“I create objects from things that have been treated in a particular way, or things that 'are experienced.' These things could really be anything that humans have experienced interaction with people, technology or nature.”
Caught in a dramatic, almost tangled pose, the duck vendor is both tending to her child’s needs, breastfeeding, while catering to her customers. Hendra employs a kaleidoscopic palette pinks, oranges and turquoise to paint the colour of her skin, while the patterns on her batik kabaya further accentuate her bodily curves and elongated features.
"You will understand my paintings wherever you may see them. For everything in this little paradise which I created for myself was made to be painted."
The Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art Evening Sale will be live streamed on 5 October at 6pm. Viewers will be able to access the multi-camera auction on the page linked below.
