LOT 84
KHOO SUI HOE
B. Kedah, 1939
4 Clouds Landscape, 1971
Oil on canvas
87 x 100 cm
Private Collection, Singapore
Signed and dated “Sui Hoe ‘71” on lower right
RM 40,000 – 70,000
Khoo Sui Hoe was born in 1939 in Kedah, is one of Malaysia’s foremost fine artists who graduated from the prestigious and highly reputable Nanyang Academy of Art in Singapore. He also studied in the United States where he obtained his education through the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York back in 1974. Khoo won first prize in the Oil, Malaysian Art and Craft competition in 1965, achieved honourable mention in the Salon Malaysia Art competition in 1969, the John D. Rockefeller 3rd Fund Grant in 1974, and Certificate of Merits, Asian Art Now, Las Vegas Art Museum in 2002 and 2004. Where his works are concerned, Sui Hoe’s work is abstract and colourful and one can see that such expressions come through with many years of experience. He has had many exhibitions throughout the world and his works have travelled throughout the world, including Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Taipei, Melbourne, Adelaide, Honolulu, New York, Washington D.C., Houston, and Shanghai while some have been sold off by regional and international auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s.
Khoo Sui Hoe’s Four Clouds (1971) is a captivating oil on canvas painting measuring 87 x 100 cm with frame. Signed “Sui Hoe 71” in the lower right corner, this artwork exemplifies Khoo’s distinctive style, blending surrealism with expressionistic landscapes. The composition features bold red hills beneath four stylized clouds, creating a dynamic interplay between the terrestrial and the ethereal.