LOT 48
KHOO SUI HOE
B. Kedah, 1939
Two Standing Between Leaves, Jan 1979
Signed on lower left. Name, title, medium, size, and date inscribed on the verso
Acrylic on canvas
74 x 88 cm
Private Collection, Canada
RM 25,000 – 55,000
Khoo Sui Hoe was one of the earliest and courageous people who took the plunge of becoming a full-time artist. Through his Alpha Singapore Gallery and Alpha Utara Gallery in Penang, he has played a vital role in nurturing other artists. Khoo Sui Hoe has also won various awards, among which are the First Prize for the 1965 Malaysian art competition, an Honourable Mention in Salon Malaysia 1969 and the Asian Arts Now Awards (twice) given by the Las Vegas Museum. ‘Two Standing Between Leaves’ is a sublime body of work with two silhouettes of subjects in the epicentre illustrated amid nature, representing the leaves. Peace also seems to be the underlying theme with the artist’s use of green and his hallmark of rounded lips on the subject.