Henry Butcher Auctions Yong Mun Sen’s Paintings
Aug 8th, 2010 by Steven
Four paintings by my grandfather, Yong Mun Sen, were snapped up at an art auction conducted by Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers, the first such event in Malaysia. My uncle Chu Hwa successfully bidded for 3 of the pieces. Once my uncle told me that it would be a fitting tribute to have an exhibition of Grandpa’s work one day in the future. I guess my uncle is working towards that by gathering sufficient number of Grandpa’s paintings.
The 3 pieces are watercolour paintings. Another bidder took home an oil on canvas painting, ‘Three Friends’ which went under the hammer at RM34,000.
The auction was held in Mutiara Damansara this afternoon.
Uncle Chu Hwa with ‘Bridge’ (1948) that Grandpa painted during the Emergency
Uncle Chu Hwa with Grandpa’s ‘Singapore Waterfront’ (1953) featuring the Bank of China building and ‘A Horse Carriage, Malacca’ (1953)
Aunty, Uncle and Helen at the Henry Butcher Art Auction
<Photos taken with Canon 50D + Tamron 17-50mm>