Live Auction 1561620th Century & Contemporary Art (Morning Session)
U LUN GYWE (BURMA, B. 1930)
Lot 146

U LUN GYWE (BURMA, B. 1930)

Nude

Closed26 May 2019

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HKD 137,500

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U LUN GYWE (BURMA, B. 1930)
Nude
signed and dated 'u lun gywe 2003' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 46 cm. (24 x 18 1/8 in.)
Painted in 2003

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Specialist note

U Lun Gywe is considered the living master of Myanmar painting. He is 88 years old and has been the mentor of generations of younger artists. His style of Burmese Impressionism features a masterly blending of colours and a high degree of dynamism.