Khoo Sui Hoe Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Khoo Sui Hoe Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 18, 2024
KHOO SUI HOE : Vase Flower, 1984 (Impressionism Still Life)
Est: RM8,000 - RM14,000
“Vase Flower, 1984” by Khoo Sui Hoe is a mesmerizing masterpiece that captures the essence of nature’s beauty in full bloom. In this stunning artwork, Khoo skillfully renders a bouquet of vibrant flowers cascading from an intricately adorned vase. Each petal and leaf is delicately painted with meticulous detail, imbuing the composition with a sense of lifelike vitality. The bold use of color and dynamic brushwork infuses the scene with a captivating sense of energy and movement, while the interplay of light and shadow adds depth and dimension to the floral arrangement. “Vase Flower, 1984” is a testament to Khoo’s mastery of the medium and his ability to evoke a sense of joy and wonder through his art.
KLAS Art Auction
Jun. 07, 2024
Khoo Sui Hoe, "Bathers 6," O/C.
Est: $400 - $600
Khoo Sui Hoe (Malaysian, b. 1939). "Bathers 6." Oil on canvas. Label on verso. Frame: 39" x 39".
Quinn's Auction Galleries
May. 26, 2024
KHOO SUI HOE : Little Couple - Moon River, 1978
Est: RM25,000 - RM35,000
“Little Couple - Moon River, 1978” by Khoo Sui Hoe captures a tranquil moment along the serene banks of a river. Through delicate brushwork and muted tones, Khoo Sui Hoe invites viewers to immerse themselves in the gentle rhythm of nature. The diminutive figures of a couple stand in quiet contemplation, their silhouettes melding with the peaceful surroundings. The painting exudes a sense of harmony and nostalgia, evoking memories of simpler times and the beauty found in everyday moments.
KLAS Art Auction
Oct. 01, 2023
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. 1939) The Greetings, 1981
Est: RM30,000 - RM45,000
A couple emerging from a pool of water dominates the scene in solitary bliss. The lady, wearing a cape with open palms signals an inviting greeting and receptive expression. Using a warm sumptuous palette of orange, green and blue, his works illustrate a romantic and peaceful surrounding environment. His choice of palette is greatly influenced by the colours found present in nature. This piece is characteristic of Khoo Sui Hoe's poetic vision, infusing symbolic elements to evoke nostalgic memories of childhood and the countryside. His distinct aesthetic often employs sculptural figures rendered in forms with artistic sensitivity to detail. Khoo Sui Hoe is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was a fulltime artist since graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, in 1961. He was awarded the John D Rockefeller III Fund to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York in 1974. He was accorded a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui Hoe, by the Penang State Art Gallery in 2007, and later another by Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur. There were mini retros of sorts, given by the Penang Museum Board, in 1978 (works from 1963-1973) and The Art Gallery Penang in 2013 (works from 1967-2013). In 2015, Khoo held a two-part An Overview exhibition, in Singapore. He won Honorable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. He was in charge of the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which he revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery. He was included in the Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia exhibition at the Pacific Museum in Pasadena, California, in 1988.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jun. 25, 2023
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. 1939) The Lone Bather, 1979
Est: RM30,000 - RM50,000
There is something liberating about taking a dip alone in the sea, or river, in the buff, apart from being foolhardy as it is not safe for girls. The girl is probably a tom-boy, with short close-cropped hair, although the angular exaggeration of her hair makes it look like some kind of Egyptian headgear, and thus a bit of exotica. Everything about her is calm, including the water's surface, while the sky backdrop is clear though darkened, probably in the early evening. With her eyes and luscious lips, the girl looks innocent and nubile. Despite being outdoor alone, the girl is wrapped in her own 'safe space'. Khoo Sui Hoe's high point in his art career when he was honoured with a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui Hoe, by the Penang State Art Gallery in 2007. He had another Retrospective accorded by Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur. He was also given a mini-retrospective (1963-2013) by The Art Gallery in 2013. Khoo studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, graduating in 1961. In 1974, he studied at the Pratt Graphic Centre, on a John D Rockefeller III Fund award. Khoo was also the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He had run the Alpha Gallery in Singapore and the Alpha Utara Gallery in Penang.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jan. 11, 2023
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Girl From Up North, 1995
Est: RM3,000 - RM5,000
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Girl From Up North, 1995
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Aug. 21, 2022
KHOO SUI HOE | A Rock Outside Window
Est: Rp70,000,000 - Rp90,000,000
89 x 69.5 cm; 97.8 x 77.5 cm (with frame) oil on canvas titled, dated 1980 verso; signed lower right 丘瑞河《窗外的一块石头》1980年作油彩画布款识：
33 Auction
Mar. 27, 2022
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Two Sleeping Bathers, 1981
Est: RM30,000 - RM40,000
A pair of male and female figures — portrayed in Khoo Sui Hoe’s stylistic dreamy manner floating against orange and yellow ochre waters — an oval shape reminiscent of a rock seen at a distance dominates the backdrop. An early piece dated 1981, Two Sleeping Bathers is a highly emotive work imbued with mysterious qualities portraying his profound interest in primitivism — illustrated in a surreal manner. His simplistic rendition of “archaic and primitivistic figurations” is treated with great consciousness. Khoo won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World Of Khoo Sui Hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967 to 2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963 to 1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 adds to his stature. Khoo won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Dec. 05, 2021
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Anonymous III, 1993
Est: RM26,000 - RM42,000
Khoo Sui Hoe’s maskscapes are imbued with a sense of contemplative peace, positioned within a window frame extending memories beyond the structure. Bordering between figuration and abstraction, his portraits contain a spiritual element, which acts as a reflection on the human mind and spirit. Brightly coloured borders of red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, brown contrasts with the dark center, altering the depth of the space. Khoo Sui Hoe is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was a fulltime artist since graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, in 1961. He was awarded the John D Rockefeller III Fund to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York in 1974. He was accorded a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui Hoe, by the Penang State Art Gallery in 2007, and later another by Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur. There were mini retros of sorts, given by the Penang Museum Board, in 1978 (works from 1963-1973) and The Art Gallery Penang in 2013 (works from 1967-2013). In 2015, Khoo held a two-part An Overview exhibition, in Singapore. He won Honorable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. He was in charge of the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which he revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery. He was included in the Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia exhibition at the Pacific Museum in Pasadena, California, in 1988.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Aug. 22, 2021
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Three Fly Home, 2014
Est: RM68,000 - RM88,000
Three's a crowd in Khoo Sui Hoe’s painted repertoire, dominated mostly by two evocative figures or one in solitary bliss or careless abandon. The figures are often depicted Chagall-like, in levitation since the 1970s exuding a freedom and nary-a-care attitude, often in natural settings, whether it be among the clouds, in a lake or amidst some vegetation. Love and togetherness are the perennial driving force, often with a touch of humour for a cutesy feel-good affinity. Time just stands still, there is no urgency for anything at all but to luxuriate in the eternity of the moment. There are so few works that go beyond the figure ‘2’ that they can be easily marked, like Three Flying (2006) and some others with four or five or even figures, but they are few and far in between. No wonder, Sui Hoe is dubbed by the pioneer Malaysian art promoter Frank Sullivan as a “poet in paint.” Khoo Sui Hoe is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was a fulltime artist since graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, in 1961. He was awarded the John D Rockefeller III Fund to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York in 1974. He was accorded a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui Hoe, by the Penang State Art Gallery in 2007, and later another by Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur. There were mini retros of sorts, given by the Penang Museum Board, in 1978 (works from 1963-1973) and The Art Gallery Penang in 2013 (works from 1967-2013). In 2015, Khoo held a two-part An Overview exhibition, in Singapore. He won Honorable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. He was in charge of the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which he revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery. He was included in the Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia exhibition at the Pacific Museum in Pasadena, California, in 1988.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Aug. 22, 2021
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Posing By The Beach, 1977
Est: RM30,000 - RM50,000
Gravity-defying feats are performed with the mind in a state of blissful ecstasy in solitude amidst the salubrious surroundings of Nature. Curvilinear blobs help soothe a transition to tranquillity while a sinuosity suggests smooth movements. When in this exalted state, there is a weightlessness about as the mind soars unfettered, to achieving a new equilibrium. Even the clouds, creamy yellow and like puff balls, assume curvaceous body. Such dreamy seances from the pale lime green of the figures, male and female, floating as if levitated, eyes closed seemingly disparate, yet bound by the intimacy of telepathy. The surreal landscapes of the mind is like no other landscapes known to man. This work was painted in Penang, where Khoo Sui Hoe had his first solo at the British Council in 1965, and where he had set up temporary base since 2004, in between his time in Jacksonville in the United States. Khoo Sui Hoe is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was a fulltime artist since graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, in 1961. He was awarded the John D Rockefeller III Fund to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York in 1974. He was accorded a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui Hoe, by the Penang State Art Gallery in 2007, and later another by Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur. There were mini retros of sorts, given by the Penang Museum Board, in 1978 (works from 1963-1973) and The Art Gallery Penang in 2013 (works from 1967-2013). In 2015, Khoo held a two-part An Overview exhibition, in Singapore. He won Honorable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. He was in charge of the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which he revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery. He was included in the Contemporary Paintings of Malaysia exhibition at the Pacific Museum in Pasadena, California, in 1988.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Mar. 21, 2021
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Lonely Girl
Est: RM30,000 - RM45,000
Khoo Sui Hoe’s works contain symbolic configurations that correspond to the dreamlike, unconscious state of mind. Highly emotive, his works are imbued with mysterious qualities portraying his profound interest in primitivism illustrated in a surreal manner. His minimal use of colour palette — white, grey, olive green and brown — achieves a soothing experience. Lonely Girl illustrates an alluring beauty with almond shaped eyes that evokes a peaceful, ethereal feeling. Khoo won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World Of Khoo Sui Hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967 to 2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai Malaysia, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo of his works from 1963 to 1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 a few years ago add to his stature. Khoo won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 15, 2020
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) The Colourful Sky, 2008
Est: RM37,000 - RM55,000
The Colourful Sky is a celebration of love and affection. It depicts a couple soaring above a house, feeling on top of the world as they rise into the air. The sky is vividly painted in brightly coloured hues, while the figures and house are painted in a calming blue colour. The artist blends symbolic and dream like elements with attention to detail, through a powerful use of colour and composition. Love is in the air! Khoo won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World Of Khoo Sui Hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967 to 2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai Malaysia, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963 to 1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 few years ago add to his stature. Khoo won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Aug. 23, 2020
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. Kedah, 1939) Match Maker, 1995
Est: RM16,000 - RM28,000
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match Find me a find, catch me a catch The familiar refrain from the Matchmaker song in the 1971 film adaptation, Fiddler On The Roof, would have conjured different faces of Yenta the wizened matchmaker, according to ethnicities and cultures. Matchmaking in its traditional forms, xiangqin in Chinese, and the tukang risik in Malay, is passe, of course, but the digital revolution has provided singles with opportunities from dating agencies, including the more creative ‘Lunch Actually’. For the artist Khoo Sui Hoe, his stereotyped matchmaker is one with a deadpan face, rouged cheeks and rosy lips but one can sense her years. Perhaps, traditional matchmaking was practiced in the generation of his parents, but as a youth, he had struck out on his own from then agrarian Kedah to Penang and Singapore and eventually, the United States.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 24, 2019
KHOO SUI HOE (B. 1939) Lovers by the River oil and acrylic on canvas 91 x 92 cm. (35 7/8 x 36 1/4 in.)
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
KHOO SUI HOE (B. 1939) Lovers by the River signed and dated ‘SUI HOE 70’ (lower left); inscribed ‘KHOO SUI-HOE LOVERS by the River OIL & ACRylic’ (on the reverse) oil and acrylic on canvas 91 x 92 cm. (35 7/8 x 36 1/4 in.) Painted in 1970
Christie's
Nov. 03, 2019
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. 1939) Wandering At Night, 1970
Est: RM22,000 - RM38,000
Khoo Sui Hoe’s highly emotive works suggest a dreamlike atmosphere revealing his profound interest in primitivism, illustrated in a surreal manner. The serene blue of the nocturnal landscape is the dominant tone of this work. A moon illuminates the figure, resulting in contrasting shadows and a glimmering effect on the water. His minimal use of colour palette executed in blue, ochre and yellow achieves a radiant and calm moonlit night. Khoo Sui Hoe won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui Hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967-2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai Malaysia, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963-1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum add to his stature. Sui Hoe won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2019
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. 1939) Three Flying, 2006
Est: RM22,000 - RM38,000
Three figures flying over the moon with a dreamy bluish tint, timeless, and with all three the faces with eyes wide open towards viewer. The floating forms recall Marc Chagall, but for Sui Hoe it is a flight of fancy and an exhilarating sense of freedom. They seem to be in search of something in the boundless yonder. What? That’s not important, just floating and floating like an errant dirigible but in slow-mo. Khoo Sui Hoe has dwelled on such theme since his Cameron Flying Series from June 1979. He is the perennial professional artist since he graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore in 1961 - arguably the longest record in Malaysia and Singapore. After Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, Singapore, Khoo Sui Hoe studied at the Pratt Graphic Centre under the John D. Rockefeller III Fund award. He won Honourable Mention in the 1969 Salon Malaysia and 1st Prize (oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is also the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was in charge of the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery. He was honoured with a Retrospective by the Penang State Art Gallery in 2007, a mini retros given by The Art Gallery Penang in 2013, which was followed by another given by Soka Gakkai Kuala Lumpur, and a two-part Overview at the Private Museum in Singapore in 2015.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2019
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. 1939) Warrior, 1995
Est: RM4,000 - RM7,000
In Warrior , Khoo Sui Hoe captures a figure of that poses a calming expression with a pair of attentive eyes. Eyes that are always on alert lookout on the surrounding. The work is further enhanced by a colorful background with rainbow-like colours. Khoo won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo was honoured with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World Of Khoo Sui Hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967 to 2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963 to 1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 add to his stature. Khoo won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Mar. 24, 2019
Khoo Sui Hoe (b. 1939) Hide Before Crossing, 1967-1999
Est: RM30,000 - RM55,000
There was a lapse of three decades before Khoo Sui Hoe was able to complete this work to his satisfaction. It was during the 1960s that artists resorted to painting in oil on masonite board because it was relatively cheaper. But the taste and sensitivities betray a later time of improved coloration, a matured approach and more simplified figure types. It could be that Sui Hoe was dealing with small children again. A childlike humour exudes in the little children huddled together furtively among some shrubs waiting for some danger to pass over or in fear of some bugbear perhaps a âBoo Radleyâ, of To Kill A Mockingbird fame or a wild animal lurking within sight. There is a similar piece, Night Crossing (1999) from the same setting, but with the addition of two female figures. Khoo Sui Hoe is a hero of sorts, being the first to embrace art as a âprofessionalâ, something unheard of in the 1960s. After graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore in 1961, he won first prize (Oil category) in the Malayan Art & Craft competition in 1965 and won Honorable Mention in the 1st Salon Malaysia in 1969. He received the John D. Rockefeller III Award to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York in 1974. 60 x 80cm
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Apr. 29, 2018
KHOO SUI HOE (b. 1939) WOMEN BY THE GLASS WINDOW, undated, Oil on canvas
Est: RM28,000 - RM50,000
This piece features two women, laying on their backs side-by- side, the pale blue sky peeking in from the windows. Judging from the eyes of these ladies, they seem to be in a restful mood, enjoying each other’s presence. It’s a bliss to be able to lay back and relax.Khoo won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World Of Khoo Sui-hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967 to 2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963 to 1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 add to his stature. Khoo won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Apr. 29, 2018
KHOO SUI HOE (b. 1939) IMAGE HIDING, 1990, Oil on canvas
Est: RM25,000 - RM45,000
Khoo Sui Hoe’s works are filled with imaginary figures, based on his own thoughts and experiences of life through his symbolic and richly imaginative worlds. In Image Hiding, two indigenous figures are seen prominently emerging from shrubbery in a tropical setting, pulsating with energy and life. Khoo won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World Of Khoo Sui-hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967 to 2013; and at Wisma Kebudayaan Soka Gakkai, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963 to 1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 add to his stature. Khoo won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Apr. 15, 2018
Khoo Sui Hoe (B. Kedah, Malaysia, 1939) Wandering at Night, 1970
Est: RM18,000 - RM36,000
Khoo Sui Hoe , Wandering at Night, 1970 Oil on canvas 88 x 40 cm
KLAS Art Auction
Jan. 28, 2018
Khoo Sui Hoe (B. Kedah, Malaysia, 1939) Flying by the Sunset, 1973
Est: RM22,000 - RM38,000
Khoo Sui Hoe, Flying by the Sunset, 1973 Oil and acrylic on canvas 65 x 97 cm
KLAS Art Auction
Nov. 12, 2017
KHOO SUI HOE (b. 1939) COO-COO ON TOP, 1977, Oil on canvas
Est: RM30,000 - RM45,000
Two heads are better than one, but this head (baby face) stacked above another head called Coo-Coo On Top (1977) is just Khoo Sui-hoe’s playful lark amidst Nature, with glimpses of a land far far away and the changing light of the sky. A segment of an otherwise perfect spherical moon sits on the top edge of the canvas like a hung chandelier. This head-on-top-of-head, sometimes overlapping, is one of the favourite imageries of Sui-hoe since the 1960s. The bottom head is shown partly submerged in water or with the water’s edge at neck or half-body level. Isolated by itself, it suggests a nocturnal play-time of a water nymph and her young offspring. A 1978 work from the same series, there is a self-explanatory Flying Coo-Coo (1973), so it’s not able head stackings. Coo Coo Riverside, sold for HK$125,000 (RM59,374) at Christie’s Hong Kong in May 2015. Sui-hoe’s record was set at the Henry Butcher November 2013 auction, with a premium of RM93,500. During this period, Sui-hoe was flitting between Cameron Highlands and his artist’s residency in art-collector / architect Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat’s Macalister Road mansion, from 1975-1981.Khoo Sui-hoe won many admirers when he boldly and immediately went full time into art in 1961 after completing his studies at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art in Singapore. In 1974, he was awarded the John D. Rockefeller III Fund grant to study at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. Khoo is a rare artist with a Retrospective and two mini-Retrospectives. The Penang State Art Gallery honoured him with a Retrospective, The Painted World of Khoo Sui-hoe, in 2007. His minis are at The Art Gallery Penang, in 2013, of works from 1967-2013; and at Wisma Soka-Gakkai, in August 2017, apart from two other major exhibitions at HELP Institute in 1992 and Datuk Seri Lim’s Bellevue Hotel in Penang Hill in 2000. The Penang Museum Board had in 1978 already given Khoo a solo, of his works from 1963-1973. He was also given a two-part An Overview exhibition, the second at the Private Museum, Singapore. Recent Paintings at the prestigious Shanghai Art Museum in July 5-14 add to his stature. Sui-hoe won Honourable Mention in the prestigious Salon Malaysia in 1969 and also 1st Prize (Oil) in the Malaysian Art & Craft competition in 1965. Khoo is the spiritual leader of the Utara Group, formed in 1977. He was also a gallerist, handling the Alpha Gallery Singapore in 1972, which was revived in Penang in 2004 as the Alpha Utara Gallery. REFERENCEThe Painting World Of Khoo Sui-Hoe: A Retrospective, Penang State Art Gallery (2007)
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Jul. 30, 2017
Khoo Sui Hoe (B. Kedah, Malaysia, 1939) Dancer II, 1993
Est: RM18,000 - RM35,000
Khoo Sui Hoe Dancer II, 1993 Oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm
KLAS Art Auction
Jun. 03, 2017
Khoo Sui Hoe 1970 Swimmer painting
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Sui Hoe, Khoo (Malaysian, born 1939), Swimmer, 1970, oil on canvas, signed Sui-Hoe 70 lower right, measuring 35 x 16.2 inches
Concept Art Gallery
Dec. 06, 2014
Khoo Sui-Hoe (Malaysian b. 1939) Painting, Recollection, Signed and dated "Sui-Hoe 74" l.r., inscribed, titled, and dated "KHOO-SUI_HO
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Khoo Sui-Hoe (Malaysian b. 1939) Painting Recollection Signed and dated "Sui-Hoe 74" l.r., inscribed, titled, and dated "KHOO-SUI_HO [sic] /.../1974 New York" on the reverse, identified on a label from Alpha Gallery, Singapore, on the reverse. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 34 x 34 in., framed. Condition: Good. Provenance: Collection of Robert Bradford Newman (1917-1983), professor of architectural acoustics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and co-founder of Bolt, Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Skinner
Jul. 17, 2010
Khoo Sui-Hoe (Malaysian, b. 1939), "An Afternoon
Est: $800 - $1,200
Khoo Sui-Hoe (Malaysian, b. 1939), "An Afternoon with Flowers", acrylic on canvas, signed "Sui-Hoe" and dated "'68" lower left, titled and inscribed en verso, sight 34 1/4 in. x 34 in., framed.
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