LOT 40
HO KHAY BENG
B. Penang, 1934 – 1986
Untitled, 1970
Mixed media on canvas
38 x 50 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
Signed and dated “Beng ‘70” on lower right
RM 5,000 – 7,500
Ho Khay Beng was educated at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore and later the Rome Academy of Fine Arts, Italy. Between 1965–1968, he earned six gold and silver medals at national and international competitions in Italy. He held solo exhibitions in Penang (Chin Kang Association, 1965) and several in Rome during the late 1960s followed by a Memorial Exhibition in Penang in 1996 organized by The Art Gallery. Ho Khay Beng’s compositions are frequently described and reflected through themes such as Penang community life, cultural festivity, and his Nanyang-influenced style shaped by Italian academic training.