Thavibu Contemporary Art from Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar/Burma

Auction Sales of South East Asian Paintings


The table below shows contemporary art from Southeast Asia [Thai, Vietnamese, Myanmar] being featured at international auctions. Auctions are held regularly in Singapore and Hong Kong and to a growing extent in Jakarta, usually twice yearly, and sometimes Southeast Asian paintings are featured in European or American auctions as well. Browsing through sales catalogues reveals that the first country in Southeast Asia in terms of paintings sold at the auctions, is Indonesia. Vietnamese paintings feature quite prominently, Thai paintings are on the rise and a few Myanmar artists do well.


Updated November 2020



Country

Artist

No of works sold at auctions

THAILAND

Jirapat Tatsanasomboon

19

 

Vasan Sitthiket

17

 

Chatchai Puipia

17

 

Thaweesak Srithongdee

16

 

Navin Rawanchaikul

13

 

Pinaree Sanpitak

7

 

Kritsana Chaikitwattana

1

 

 

VIETNAM

Nguyen Trung

105

 

Nguyen Thanh Binh

76

 

Hong Viet Dung

47

 

Dinh Quan

25

 

Pham Luan

23

 

Pham An Hai

18

 

Le Vuong

16

 

Truong Tan

11

 

Van Duong Thanh

4

 

Le Quang Ha

3

 

Ha Manh Thang

1

 

MYANMAR

U Lun Gywe

66

 

Aung Kyaw Htet

25

 

Nyein Chan Su

11

 

Aye Ko

5

 

Aung Myint

3

 

MPP Yei Myint

1


A word of caution. There are strong indications that fakes are being sold at auctions, even works by young contemporary painters and not only those by the old masters. The problem is particularly acute in Vietnam and Indonesia. Provenance and reputable art dealers are of paramount importance.


Jørn Middelborg