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Year of lofty auction prices for S’pore pioneer artists
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Georgette Chen's Still Life With Rambutans, Mangosteens And Pineapple set a record of $2.3 million at Christie's live auction in Hong Kong.
PHOTO: CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LIMITED 2022
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SINGAPORE – When pioneer artist Georgette Chen’s painting – Still Life With Rambutans, Mangosteens And Pineapple (circa 1960s) – went under the hammer for $2.3 million on Nov 30, it broke her own record that had been set just three months back.
The work also went for almost double the higher-end estimate set by auction house Christie’s, suggesting that the painting’s owner was prepared to let it go at a lower price.
