Hotlotz Offers Botero and Works by Singapore’s Nanyang Masters in Single-Owner Sale

SINGAPORE, 12 June 2026 – A work by Fernando Botero and paintings by Singapore Nanyang masters Cheong Soo Pieng and Lim Tze Peng will headline a single-owner collection of modern and contemporary art offered at Hotlotz this month. The 26-lot sale closes 21 June 2026 and all lots can be physically viewed at HeluTrans.

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HIGHLIGHTED LOTS

LOT 11 - FERNANDO BOTERO (1932-2023)

Dancers II, 2010, pencil and watercolour on canvas
133 x 98cm
Estimate: S$100,000–S$150,000

Pieces by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero are seldom seen in Southeast Asian auctions. Dancers II represents a late-career masterpiece, bearing his signature and dates from his final decade of production. As a titan of 20th-century figurative art, Botero’s unique aesthetic remains globally iconic.

Fernando Botero, Dancers II, 2010

Singapore's Nanyang Masters

LOT 9 - CHEONG SOO PIENG (1917 – 1983)

Red Tone, 1964, oil on canvas
61.5 x 92cm
Estimate: S$45,000–S$60,000

A foundational figure of the Nanyang movement, Cheong Soo Pieng stands among the most significant Singaporean creative forces of the last century. Red Tone captures a twilight scene above a rural settlement, utilizing the amber and ochre palette that defines his mid-career oil canvases.

Cheong Soo Pieng, Red Tone, 1964

LOT 7 - LIM TZE PENG (1921–2025)

LP – Autumn Morning by Xu Hun
Ink on paper, signed with artist’s seal lower left
145 x 366cm
Estimate: S$20,000–S$40,000

Drawing influence from the Tang dynasty poetry of Xu Hun, LP – Autumn Morning by Xu Hun serves as a monumental translation of classical verse into the artist’s celebrated calligraphic style. This piece represents the largest of seven works by Lim Tze Peng featured in the current auction.

Lim Tze Peng, LP – Autumn Morning by Xu Hun

“This curated selection unites global icons with the Nanyang masters of Singapore, providing a rare occasion for collectors to acquire significant works within a single sale. Hotlotz is delighted to present this important collection via our online auction platform,” said Matthew Elton, Founder and CEO, Hotlotz.

VIEWING INFORMATION

All lots are available for physical viewing at:

Gallery 1, HeluTrans #01-05, 39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065

• Friday 19 June: 2pm to 8pm
  
• Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 June: 10am to 4pm
  

Please note that no appointment to view is required. These works will not be available for viewing in the Hotlotz Saleroom.