LOT 73
KHOO SUI HOE
B. Kedah, 1939
Little Swimmer, 2005
Signed “Sui Hoe” on lower right
Oil on canvas
71 x 71 cm
Private Collection, Kuala Lumpur
RM 20,000 – RM 35,000
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.
Little Swimmer is a sublime body of work with a small boy in the epicentre who looks as if he is carefree represented by a medley of green hues. Peace also seems to be the underlining theme with the artists use of green and his hallmark of rounded lips on the subject.