Among the 11 world auction records set at the 20th/ 21st Century Art sale series on November 28-29 were:
• Scream of Sorrowful by Thawan Duchanee, auctioned at HK$6,048,000 or 27.6 million baht;
• The Symphony of the Universe by Pratuang Emjaroen, also at HK$6,048,000 or 27.6 million baht.
Both painters were prominent national artists with uniquely distinctive styles.
Thawan Duchanee, who died in 2014, reshaped Thailand’s artistic terrain and constantly defied traditional aesthetics throughout his career. Drawing inspiration from Buddhist mysticism, surrealist ideology, and particularly German expressionism in his earlier works, Thawan’s paintings are infused with profound meaning and subtle nuances.
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